as in hearing
range of hearing babysitters should remain within earshot of young children

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Recent Examples of earshot Common to woodlands, scrublands, savanna and villages across most of East Africa, they can be found in small flocks, usually making a variety of noisy scolds and shrieks at anyone within earshot. Matt Kracht, People.com, 11 Mar. 2025 Following the TVLine Spotlight conversation, with the cameras off and the crowd out of earshot, TVLine invited McClarnon to freely elaborate on the very special cameos. Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 9 Mar. 2025 Jeffrey Lurie stood in a lower hallway of the Superdome, within earshot of the postgame party raging in his team’s locker room, and reflected on having beaten the best. Brooks Kubena, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025 Our suite was tucked in the neighboring cove, within earshot of the buzzing beach clubs. Rachel Fletcher, Architectural Digest, 20 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for earshot
Recent Examples of Synonyms for earshot
Noun
  • The deadline to hold a hearing is Nov. 12, with the possibility of one 90-day extension.
    Ashley Mackin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 May 2025
  • This portion of his testimony did not come up during the hearing, and it has not been reported publicly to date.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 22 May 2025
Noun
  • It’s been a year in which food is becoming harder and harder to source and the sound of bombs and Apache helicopters are a daily soundtrack.
    Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 17 May 2025
  • Your toddler can use buttons and knobs to activate flashing lights and sounds.
    BestReviews, Mercury News, 16 May 2025
Noun
  • Our aim was to collapse the distance between the audience and the story.
    Jeryl Brunner, Forbes.com, 17 May 2025
  • Through the Truist Championship, his average driving distance is 318.6 yards (320.2 yards in full 2024 season, 326.3 yards in full 2023 season) and his driving accuracy percentage is 51.80% (60.29% in full 2024 season, 53.25% in full 2023 season).
    Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 May 2025
Noun
  • SpaceX's Falcon 9 rockets, for instance, have created dazzling spiral patterns that swirl across the sky — strange sights that often spark confusion and awe, especially for first-time viewers who might mistake them for something truly otherworldly.
    Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 19 May 2025
  • The music was galvanizing, but what really seized his soul was the sight and sound of Pete Townshend’s red Gibson SG Special.
    Nick Paumgarten, New Yorker, 19 May 2025

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