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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
Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 2 Jan. 2025
Automakers will be lobbying hard for regulatory certainty — whether Trump pays heed is entirely up in the air.
—Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 6 Nov. 2024
Dan Kahn, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
Early in the third round, Ducharme was proven correct: The Golden State Valkyries heeded Bueckers’ tip, selecting Chen with the No. 30 pick in the third round.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 15 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Effectively, this is admitting that watches speak socially for us—at least to those who pay them any heed, which is far more common nowadays than ever, as watches have become massively popular.
—Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 2 Jan. 2025
Automakers will be lobbying hard for regulatory certainty — whether Trump pays heed is entirely up in the air.
—Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 6 Nov. 2024
Verb
In my view, leaders should heed the results of these studies.
—Dan Kahn, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
Early in the third round, Ducharme was proven correct: The Golden State Valkyries heeded Bueckers’ tip, selecting Chen with the No. 30 pick in the third round.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 15 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for heed
Noun
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Plus, no matter who's involved, humans have a natural tendency to pay close attention to danger and threats, especially if those threats have lurked without detection for so long.—
Charles Trepany,
USA Today,
10 May 2025
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The security cabinet apparently paid little attention to this problem in setting its policy.—
Gershom Gorenberg,
The Atlantic,
9 May 2025
Noun
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Keys, who could receive $5 million, did not receive proper medical care at the station and later suffered amputations, the suit continued.—
Jake Sheridan,
Chicago Tribune,
15 May 2025
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Last year, the national average price of child care was $13,128.—
Jade Walker,
CNN Money,
15 May 2025
Verb
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The South Korean brand follows in the footsteps of MM6 Maison Margiela, Setchu, Marine Serre, Martine Rose and Grace Wales Bonner, among others, as a guest designer of the men’s trade fair.—
Martino Carrera,
Footwear News,
5 May 2025
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The drama, shot in Medellin, Colombia, follows Oscar Restrepo, whose obsession with poetry has brought him no glory.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
5 May 2025
Verb
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Chatting with Cortini is almost as infectious as listening to Clara IEMs.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
4 May 2025
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The men take turns listening to each other and offer each other feedback.—
Harmeet Kaur,
CNN Money,
4 May 2025
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The final three are for ensuring successful implementation of the decision: foresight, which is the habit of setting goals; alertness, the habit of having situational awareness; and preparedness, the habit of anticipating and avoiding obstacles to implementation.—
Andrew Abela,
Forbes.com,
3 May 2025
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The Grammy telecast, which was held less than a month after the wildfires broke out on Jan. 7, included several segments dedicated to raising awareness of the crisis.—
Paul Grein,
Billboard,
2 May 2025
Verb
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For now, the following three attractions are excluded: Harry Potter and the Battle at the Ministry Mine-Cart Madness Dragon Racer’s Rally Guests should note that the free Express Passes included with stays at select Universal Orlando resorts may not be used at Epic Universe.—
Eve Chen,
USA Today,
16 May 2025
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The process of learning to sign creates pathways in the brain that help your child pick up any language more easily later in life, notes Fosca Shackleton White, director of the Montessori Academy of Chicago.—
Leslie Garisto Pfaff,
Parents,
15 May 2025
Verb
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Orwell’s 1984 novel is set in a totalitarian state, where people are brainwashed into obeying a leader known as Big Brother.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
People.com,
2 May 2025
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Digital money is likely to obey the same rule: protocols that knit together identity, credit scoring, and real-time settlement shape global commerce far beyond the mechanics of moving bits.—
Zennon Kapron,
Forbes.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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“Heed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heed. Accessed 18 May. 2025.
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