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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
In a statement, officials from the Franklin Police Department said witnesses heard 15 to 20 gunshots after multiple occupants in a dark-colored passenger vehicle opened fire at a group walking on campus.
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Lillian Metzmeier, Louisville Courier Journal, 18 Aug. 2025
The Statesville Planning Board is scheduled to hear the request at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 26, at City Hall, 310 S. Center St.
The City Council will consider the rezoning at 6 p.m. Monday, Sept. 15, and again at 6 p.m. Monday, Oct. 6, and the developer’s annexation request on Oct. 6 and Oct. 20.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 18 Aug. 2025
Other anglers heard the man shouting for help and called 911 on Friday, Aug. 15, Girdwood Fire & Rescue said in a news release.
—Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 18 Aug. 2025
As the truck drives away, three apparent gunshots can be heard in the videos and one video shows what seems to be bullet holes in the side of the truck.
—Karina Tsui, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2025
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Lillian Metzmeier, Louisville Courier Journal, 18 Aug. 2025
The Statesville Planning Board is scheduled to hear the request at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 26, at City Hall, 310 S. Center St.
The City Council will consider the rezoning at 6 p.m. Monday, Sept. 15, and again at 6 p.m. Monday, Oct. 6, and the developer’s annexation request on Oct. 6 and Oct. 20.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 18 Aug. 2025
Other anglers heard the man shouting for help and called 911 on Friday, Aug. 15, Girdwood Fire & Rescue said in a news release.
—Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 18 Aug. 2025
As the truck drives away, three apparent gunshots can be heard in the videos and one video shows what seems to be bullet holes in the side of the truck.
—Karina Tsui, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hear
Verb
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While some cause serious, potentially life-threatening illness, others aren’t harmful, and people don’t always realize they’re infected.—
Angela Haupt,
Time,
18 Aug. 2025
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What most companies don't realize is that these assessment tools are creating an unintended consequence.—
Kara Dennison,
Forbes.com,
18 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Practice suspending judgment and listening instead for understanding.—
Heather Heefner,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Why has watching and listening to D&D become so popular?—
Scott Greenstone,
NPR,
7 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Anyone who’s hoping to see Byrne reunite with Talking Heads is out of luck.—
Simon Vozick-Levinson,
Rolling Stone,
13 Aug. 2025
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The fans were already on their feet waiting to see history.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
13 Aug. 2025
Verb
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There ended up being a fire in the shop, and police discovered the victims (again, content warning for a violent crime), naked, tied up, burned, shot in the head with at least one of them having been raped.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Phony, which Hulu ordered as a pilot in October 2024, centers on Sonny (Nivola), a high school student who wakes up in the hospital after a car accident and discovers his mom, Ellen (Britton), has seemingly been replaced by an impostor.—
Rick Porter,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Emil Michael, the under secretary of Defense for research and engineering, said Russia’s more than three-year invasion of Ukraine has shown the new trajectory of warfare, one that the U.S. and the rest of the world is learning from.—
Ellen Mitchell,
The Hill,
16 Aug. 2025
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Jacob Riis tenants learned from this cautionary tale, voting overwhelmingly against privatization.—
Stacy Torres,
New York Daily News,
16 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Clarendon Hills found itself in the elimination bracket by virtue of a 16-1 loss Wednesday to the Mountain Region and Nevada State champion from Las Vegas, which improved to 2-0 Saturday with a 5-3 win over the Northwest Region champs from Washington.—
Chuck Fieldman,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Aug. 2025
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Du Plessis – who was making the third defense of his belt – had no answer to Chimaev’s grappling and found himself on the mat within the opening minute of the fight.—
Jamie Barton,
CNN Money,
17 Aug. 2025
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“Hear.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hear. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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