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as in to realize
to come to an awareness of
I heard your sister is home from the hospital
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Recent Examples of hear
For someone with hearing loss, the camera clarifies lip reading, enables captioning apps, and powers sign language calls.
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Bill Schiffmiller, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Lawyers for the state challenged that ruling in an amicus brief filed with the New Mexico Supreme Court, who just heard arguments in the case last week.
—Chris Spargo, People.com, 8 Sep. 2025
During her 10-week trial, the jury heard that Patterson had seen the location of the death cap mushrooms posted on a citizen science website.
—Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025
Fire personnel also reported hearing the gunfire, according to police.
—Sophia Compton, FOXNews.com, 8 Sep. 2025
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Bill Schiffmiller, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Lawyers for the state challenged that ruling in an amicus brief filed with the New Mexico Supreme Court, who just heard arguments in the case last week.
—Chris Spargo, People.com, 8 Sep. 2025
During her 10-week trial, the jury heard that Patterson had seen the location of the death cap mushrooms posted on a citizen science website.
—Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025
Fire personnel also reported hearing the gunfire, according to police.
—Sophia Compton, FOXNews.com, 8 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hear
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Whatever scenario ultimately unfolds, Zaslav for one seemingly will see his wish for media biz consolidation realized.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
12 Sep. 2025
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But Gorman also cautioned that even if the bold ideas put forth by Musk and Bezos are realized fully, with bustling metropolises constructed among the stars, humanity will eventually need to look back toward home.—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN Money,
12 Sep. 2025
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Watching or listening to a case unfold, and then feeling that relief when the truth comes out or justice is served.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
10 Sep. 2025
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Asked about Democrats’ broader struggles heading into 2026, Jenkins said the party needs to focus less on messaging and more on listening.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
The Washington Examiner,
10 Sep. 2025
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Lerner says some customers see savings of 30 to 50 percent in their first month.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
13 Sep. 2025
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This announcement came as a bit of a shock, given The Vampire Diaries actor and Olympic gold medalist had been seen holding hands at an outdoor market as recently as August 31.—
Emily Tannenbaum,
Glamour,
12 Sep. 2025
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As The Athletic discovered on a recent stroll along the waterfront from the city centre, there’s certainly plenty of land ripe for development.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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For the uninitiated, the Hall effect, first discovered in 1879 by Edwin Hall, is a phenomenon where an electric current flowing through a conductor or semiconductor in the presence of a magnetic field produces a voltage across the material.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Sep. 2025
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The Washington Examiner attended a press conference held by Taiwanese Foreign Minister Chia-lung Lin on Thursday, where the head diplomat expounded upon the lessons learned from observing the violence unfolding in Eastern Europe.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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Instead of conquest, the focus was intimacy—feeling the land under your feet, learning animal tracks, listening to the bush itself.—
Daniel Scheffler,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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The typical price of a single-family home in the United States is about $368,000, jumping roughly 13% over the past 5 years and 38% over the last decade, the ABC News data team found.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
11 Sep. 2025
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And Sheen does find the words to tell more harrowing stories of addiction and excess that defined his Hollywood spiral.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Hear.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hear. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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