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as in attention
a state of being aware
took heed of the students' learning styles so as to prepare appropriate lessons
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as in care
strict attentiveness to what one is doing
pay heed to what you're doing with that knife while you're talking
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as in to follow
to take notice of and be guided by
if we had heeded the ranger's advice, we might not have gotten lost
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Recent Examples of heed
Oc Register, 22 June 2025
And what better way to finish off the neutral look than with a bold red lip?
Take heed and maybe your next fast food run can be as stylish as Rihanna’s.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 20 June 2025
Bay Area Weather Report, Mercury News, 30 July 2025
Moore should heed residents who want a stable economy and give them a chance to directly support their communities’ youth.
—Torrey Snow, Baltimore Sun, 28 July 2025
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Noun
The golden years bring with them their own set of joys and sorrows, positives and negatives, surprises, both good and not so, and a myriad of issues and decisions attendant thereto that many of us paid absolutely no heed when told by our folks what the final frontier has in store for us.
—Oc Register, 22 June 2025
And what better way to finish off the neutral look than with a bold red lip?
Take heed and maybe your next fast food run can be as stylish as Rihanna’s.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 20 June 2025
Verb
Stay informed about weather conditions and heed advice from local authorities to make your journey safe and sound.
—Bay Area Weather Report, Mercury News, 30 July 2025
Moore should heed residents who want a stable economy and give them a chance to directly support their communities’ youth.
—Torrey Snow, Baltimore Sun, 28 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for heed
Noun
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As those markets mature, attention shifts toward practical applications that enhance business operations rather than create new trading vehicles.—
Sean Lee,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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Yet Hemmings was viewed as someone who could draw the manager’s attention.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
13 Aug. 2025
Noun
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In healthcare, clinicians are using ambient voice agents to document patient visits and access medical records without breaking focus on care. Wearables and AR glasses also benefit from voice-first interaction, especially when screen space is minimal or nonexistent.—
Harshal Shah,
Forbes.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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Through it all, the mission has stayed constant: environmental stewardship and community care.—
Lyssanoel Frater,
USA Today,
19 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Using data from three ongoing research programs, researchers followed over 200,000 health professionals for up to 36 years, regularly collecting detailed information about their diets and lifestyles.—
Sarah Garone,
Health,
8 Aug. 2025
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Career growth inside companies still follows a narrow script—progress often defined by vertical movement alone.—
Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Why has watching and listening to D&D become so popular?—
Scott Greenstone,
NPR,
7 Aug. 2025
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Practice suspending judgment and listening instead for understanding.—
Heather Heefner,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The brains undergirding this contextual awareness now runs on Amazon’s Alexa Custom Assistant architecture.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
7 Aug. 2025
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This sense of awareness and moral grounding is what differentiates you from someone that deliberately wants to watch others fail.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
Verb
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No sale, clearance, or membership items were noted.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
19 Aug. 2025
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These inspections include checking smoke detectors, noting if egress routes are clearly marked, and checking things such as exit signs and emergency lighting.—
Erik S. Hanley,
jsonline.com,
19 Aug. 2025
Verb
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On May 18, 2025, Radford was arrested by the Georgia Department of Public Safety for driving under the influence and for failing to obey a traffic control device.—
Greg Wehner , Liz Friden,
FOXNews.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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War provides an opportunity to showcase a new leader’s command over the PLA; seeing the senior military leadership obeying the new leader’s orders might then serve to deter a potential political challenger.—
TYLER JOST,
Foreign Affairs,
4 Aug. 2025
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“Heed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heed. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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