1
as in realizing
to come to an awareness of
I heard your sister is home from the hospital
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as in listening
to pay attention especially through the act of hearing
at least hear what I have to say before you start disagreeing
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Recent Examples of hearing
David Clarey, jsonline.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Antoni is expected to face a high level of scrutiny during the Senate confirmation hearings.
—Brent Dykes, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Plus, the hearing aid ability for those with mild hearing loss.
—Christopher Murray
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Jackson has been ordered detained, while the other two men are scheduled for detention hearings later this week, officials said.
—Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2025
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Noun
The public and activists pushed back at a debut public hearing before the city's Fire and Police Commission in April.
—David Clarey, jsonline.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Antoni is expected to face a high level of scrutiny during the Senate confirmation hearings.
—Brent Dykes, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Plus, the hearing aid ability for those with mild hearing loss.
—Christopher Murray
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Jackson has been ordered detained, while the other two men are scheduled for detention hearings later this week, officials said.
—Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hearing
Noun
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Additional design credits include lighting by Tony winner Donald Holder, sound by Justin Ellington and Beth Lake, projections by Nathan Amzi and Joe Ransom, hair by Robert Pickens and makeup by Katie Gell.—
Dave Quinn,
People.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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It's designed to balance sound throughout the space.—
Sofia Joseph,
jsonline.com,
7 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Young people also are realizing that clicking on other people's exaggerated lifestyles doesn't lead to a positive frame of mind.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
24 Dec. 2024
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No, the real jolt came from realizing the true breadth of Jacinto’s range.—
Daniel Fienberg,
The Hollywood Reporter,
23 Dec. 2024
Verb
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The listening phase also involves a countywide survey, to be released later this year, to solicit feedback from the general public.—
Jennifer Van Grove,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Apr. 2025
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Honestly, my job was listening.—
Simon Thompson,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Although the Cowboys have no plans of moving on from the homegrown star, the end of this saga appears to be nowhere in sight.—
Kevin McCormick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Aug. 2025
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Kangaroos lounge lazily on the beach, a surreal sight against the turquoise sea—while snorkelers drift through clear shallows teeming with Australian salmon, blue groper, and queen snapper.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Sacramento County health inspectors shut down a local pho restaurant after discovering hundreds of fruit flies and dirty floors.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacramento Bee,
14 Mar. 2025
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After discovering Ben's corpse, Misty gives her crush a kiss.—
Samantha Highfill,
EW.com,
14 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Saint Alphonsus is still seeing some sporadic RSV cases and typical COVID cases for this time of year, Kitamura said.—
Carolyn Komatsoulis,
Idaho Statesman,
5 Jan. 2025
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The games have been about playing spoiler in the NFC playoff picture and seeing what on this 2024 roster is transferrable to the future.—
Saad Yousuf,
The Athletic,
5 Jan. 2025
Verb
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The machine learning aspect of this latest breakthrough focused primarily on detecting the presence of ink, not deciphering the characters or text.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
28 Feb. 2025
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Applying sophisticated machine learning to this data, College Journey provides highly personalized recommendations for best-fit schools, creates dynamic week-by-week action plans, and identifies optimal strategies for maximizing financial aid and merit scholarships.—
Jason Phillips,
USA TODAY,
15 Feb. 2025
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“Hearing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hearing. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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