as in hearing
range of hearing babysitters should remain within earshot of young children

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Recent Examples of earshot Our suite was tucked in the neighboring cove, within earshot of the buzzing beach clubs. Rachel Fletcher, Architectural Digest, 20 Feb. 2025 The microlight, at the edge of earshot, tracked toward the sea. Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025 Within earshot of a 40-foot waterfall, the home features floor-to-ceiling windows boasting breathtaking views of Terrapin and Little Terrapin Mountains. Cece Lesesne, Southern Living, 29 Jan. 2025 Jamie, who is now within earshot, doesna like hearing the endearment from his Current Least Favorite Redcoat and makes his feelings known. Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 17 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for earshot
Recent Examples of Synonyms for earshot
Noun
  • Erik and Lyle Menendez's 85-year-old aunt, Terry Baralt, has been hospitalized after prosecutors showed graphic crime scene images at the brothers' hearing, the family said.
    Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 14 Apr. 2025
  • Prosecutors asked at Monday’s bond hearing why the family had not been about to bail out Karmelo after raising that amount of money, KDFW reported.
    Amy McDaniel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The airport and airline did not provide information on the possible source of the sound.
    Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 9 Apr. 2025
  • To listen to these recordings, to go back as far as the turn of the century, to the beginning of recorded sound to the present is to hear points in a timeline, to time travel.
    Neda Ulaby, NPR, 9 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Resistant to technology that can read credit card information from a distance, the new Nordstrom arrival is more than just a safety measure.
    Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 10 Apr. 2025
  • In California and New York State, only 3 percent of senior beneficiaries will need to travel such a distance, largely thanks to the high number of field offices in these areas.
    Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Kyle and Kamilla are back at it With nary an ally in sight, the butt doctor seemed like a goner, but Kyle and Kamilla were up to their sneaky tricks again.
    Dalton Ross, EW.com, 10 Apr. 2025
  • Cut and Cover the Stump One possibility is to simply remove the stump from your sight rather than from the ground.
    Daniel Scott, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Apr. 2025

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“Earshot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/earshot. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.

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