as in attention
a state of being aware
I'm trying to get the boss's ear in order to ask for a raise in my pay
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Recent Examples of ear
Everything else, including ears, were pieces.
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Carson Blackwelder, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2025
Create hooks by twisting small eye screws into the wide end of each ear.
—Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Sep. 2025
Teasdale, 24, had glanced away at that moment but the booming round echoed through his ears.
—Rick Jervis, USA Today, 14 Sep. 2025
Jake Gyllenhaal's ear off all night.
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for ear
Carson Blackwelder, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2025
Create hooks by twisting small eye screws into the wide end of each ear.
—Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Sep. 2025
Teasdale, 24, had glanced away at that moment but the booming round echoed through his ears.
—Rick Jervis, USA Today, 14 Sep. 2025
Jake Gyllenhaal's ear off all night.
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for ear
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ear
Noun
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While the 77th Annual Emmy Awards embraced nostalgia with attention to classics like The Golden Girls and Gilmore Girls, it was once again dominated by streaming giants breaking records and reshaping the industry.—
Marc Berman,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Engravings on the bullets caught the agents’ attention.—
Rick Jervis,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
Noun
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But then countries like Britain and Norway, where the second climate neutral hotel is being inaugurated in September, have a high climate awareness, whereas the demand may be more limited at, say, a resort in Egypt.—
Mattias Goldmann,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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There’s always that moment, early on, when the hero or heroine realizes what’s happened to them and is cosmically jarred, hit by the awareness that there’s no going back.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
10 Sep. 2025
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Even news that broke yesterday stateside — while unrelated to the central bank and interest rates — were focused on casting an eye to the future rather than immediate developments.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
17 Sep. 2025
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Keep an eye on October 19 as a possible date for that switch.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The book traces Jacobs’s career from entrepreneur to lobbyist, catalyzed by a series of serious health events that led him to integrate yoga, meditation, and mindfulness into his daily life and professional approach.—
Forbes Books Press Release Official,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Try integrating mindfulness into your existing routines.—
Essence,
Essence,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Ear.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ear. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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