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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
SpaceX has warned that residents in the Bahamas may hear one or more sonic booms during the first-stage landing.
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Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2026
If the sky becomes threatening and thunder can be heard, find a safe place to shelter.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 11 Apr. 2026
Most New Yorkers have never heard of the 340B Drug Pricing Program.
—Katy Johnson, New York Daily News, 11 Apr. 2026
Fox News Digital reached out to Inrap for comment, but did not immediately hear back.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 11 Apr. 2026
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Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2026
If the sky becomes threatening and thunder can be heard, find a safe place to shelter.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 11 Apr. 2026
Most New Yorkers have never heard of the 340B Drug Pricing Program.
—Katy Johnson, New York Daily News, 11 Apr. 2026
Fox News Digital reached out to Inrap for comment, but did not immediately hear back.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 11 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hear
Verb
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As Firecracker realizes during a marketing brainstorm with VP Ashley Barrett, Oh Father, Vought producer Courtenay Fortney, and the Worm, the basic values of Jesus Christ don’t sell anymore.—
Ben Rosenstock,
Vulture,
22 Apr. 2026
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Uniting them to make Christopher Hampton’s magnificent screenplay come to life is a fantasy realized.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
22 Apr. 2026
Verb
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One of the people listening was an imposing but soft-spoken guy dressed in black, with a baseball cap nearly covering his eyes.—
Kelefa Sanneh,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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Read a lot, listened to a lot of music.—
Brian Hiatt,
Rolling Stone,
19 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The cast also includes Naomi Ackie, who is seen in the trailer, reportedly as the scientist Hagen turns to for help following his disfigurement.—
Tracy Brown,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2026
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Ahmed and Alex, also Arsenal fans, are here hoping to see the same.—
Nnamdi Onyeagwara,
New York Times,
23 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Sticker prices have been rising since automakers discovered Americans are willing to pay more for bigger, more expensive SUVs and pickup trucks that bring the companies more profit from each sale.—
Alexa St. John,
Fortune,
11 Apr. 2026
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After discovering that the infantry is mounting an attack on Southern forces, Henry considers the chance to clear his name and finally fight for his country.—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 Apr. 2026
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Nathan learned about the fate of a great-aunt, who was confined at Theresienstadt, and her grandson, who by a circuitous, ultimately tragic path is remembered by Catholics as a martyr.—
Jackie Hajdenberg,
Sun Sentinel,
21 Apr. 2026
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Sharon, who used ChatGPT to learn about the egrets, posts nightly updates in a Facebook group dedicated to the prevention efforts.—
Emily Holshouser,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
21 Apr. 2026
Verb
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His understanding of where to be, when to slow the game down and when to speed it up, his ability to show for the ball under pressure and find a team-mate in more space; these are the things that Tottenham have desperately lacked.—
Jack Pitt-Brooke,
New York Times,
21 Apr. 2026
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Game 2 started echoing Game 1 after halftime, when Towns finally found rhythm and the Knicks looked like the more gifted team all over again.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
21 Apr. 2026
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“Hear.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hear. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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