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Recent Examples of earshot
At one point Wednesday, the judge indulged their request to meet with Adelson and the attorneys at a side bar out of the public’s earshot.
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Lauren Del Valle, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2025
The players probably won’t think much of it, but the student section could find itself with some extra responsibility — the visiting team will be much more in earshot.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 4 Sep. 2025
Moore and her husband did their best to find safe spaces to have adult conversations out of earshot of the kids.
—Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 14 Aug. 2025
If someone else is in the room but out of earshot, then speakerphone is probably OK.
—Judith Martin, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2025
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Lauren Del Valle, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2025
The players probably won’t think much of it, but the student section could find itself with some extra responsibility — the visiting team will be much more in earshot.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 4 Sep. 2025
Moore and her husband did their best to find safe spaces to have adult conversations out of earshot of the kids.
—Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 14 Aug. 2025
If someone else is in the room but out of earshot, then speakerphone is probably OK.
—Judith Martin, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for earshot
Noun
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The union’s state political director testified twice in support of the compact at California legislative committee hearings, according to court filings.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
30 Oct. 2025
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When caseworkers identify a kinship caregiver before kids are removed – like Rochelle was in January – they are supposed to complete the home study before the first court hearing, usually within two weeks of the state taking conservatorship.—
Jayme Fraser,
USA Today,
30 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Helm learns some of their sounds.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
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Inspired by how humans cup their ears or bats adjust ear shapes, the team is developing systems that better capture and emit low-power sound for navigation.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Nov. 2025
Noun
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This way of peering at screen culture from an inexact distance, which also comes up in a scolding scene where Ethan scrolls aimlessly through something like TikTok, rankles in a play that is otherwise so precise about physical time and space.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
31 Oct. 2025
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If the sheer distance Albert travels is inconceivable to those of us with more earthbound callings, his on-air stats are equally mind-boggling.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
30 Oct. 2025
Noun
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True to form, Anderson arrived in her now-signature bare-faced look, with no trace of makeup in sight.—
Kelsey Stewart,
Footwear News,
25 Oct. 2025
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The mere sight of IKEA instruction manuals causes my eyes to glaze over, to say nothing of home COVID tests.—
Lucinda Rosenfeld,
New Yorker,
25 Oct. 2025
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“Earshot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/earshot. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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