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Recent Examples of hard of hearing
That said, Delaney also understood the limitations for the deaf and hard of hearing to become hockey fans.
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Scott Powers, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
Home-schooled by her parents, Thea, who like Stine is hard of hearing, is further isolated by her parents’ refusal to adapt to her disability.
—Lorraine Berry, Los Angeles Times, 25 Nov. 2024
This allows people who are severely hard of hearing or deaf to understand speech.1
Cochlear implants use components inside and outside the body to stimulate hearing.
—Kelly Burch Published, Verywell Health, 11 Dec. 2024
Subtitles and captions for videos and audio descriptions for complex visuals are essential for users who are hard of hearing, visually impaired or those who prefer reading to engage with content.
—Beth Worthy, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
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Scott Powers, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
Home-schooled by her parents, Thea, who like Stine is hard of hearing, is further isolated by her parents’ refusal to adapt to her disability.
—Lorraine Berry, Los Angeles Times, 25 Nov. 2024
This allows people who are severely hard of hearing or deaf to understand speech.1
Cochlear implants use components inside and outside the body to stimulate hearing.
—Kelly Burch Published, Verywell Health, 11 Dec. 2024
Subtitles and captions for videos and audio descriptions for complex visuals are essential for users who are hard of hearing, visually impaired or those who prefer reading to engage with content.
—Beth Worthy, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hard of hearing
Adjective
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Teresa quickly learned sign language to communicate with Connelly's son Brendan, who is deaf.—
Suzanne Nuyen,
NPR,
9 Mar. 2025
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When a murder takes place at a New York City newsstand, two unlikely witnesses find themselves at the center of the crime in this hilarious film: Dave Lyons (Wilder), who is deaf, and Karew (Richard Pryor), who is blind.—
Travis Bean,
Forbes,
8 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Schimmel is now legally blind, as the location of the brain tumor caused a backup of spinal fluid which injured his optic nerve, Johnson explains.—
Wendy Grossman Kantor,
People.com,
20 Mar. 2025
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But the rising price of gold tells us something different: future inflation is brewing, and our central bank is blind to it.—
Steve Forbes,
Forbes,
20 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Bluesky has also added a quicker way to mute accounts.—
Jibin Joseph,
PCMAG,
11 Mar. 2025
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The defendants stood mute, meaning a not guilty plea would be entered on their behalf.—
Meredith Deliso,
ABC News,
11 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Is the only way to stop bird flu to kill off all diseased birds?—
Evan Bush,
NBC News,
9 Mar. 2025
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According to Johns Hopkins Medicine, a liver transplant is a surgery that replaces a diseased liver with a healthy liver from another person.—
Martha Ross,
The Mercury News,
27 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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However, there is no formal provision in canon law for an incapacitated pope, and there are no current signs that Francis is unable to govern.—
Tom Rogers,
Newsweek,
21 Feb. 2025
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But there is no precedent for forcibly removing an incapacitated member who had taken the oath of office that Congress.—
Emily Brooks,
The Hill,
27 Dec. 2024
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“Hard of hearing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hard%20of%20hearing. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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