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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
Verb
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Michôd says that Sweeney was initially tentative about Martin's involvement, wanting to protect her own creative space, but opened up upon realizing that Martin wasn't going to try and control her performance.—
Esther Zuckerman,
Time,
6 Sep. 2025
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People don’t realize that being an addict is an everyday struggle and a common one.—
Essence,
Essence,
5 Sep. 2025
Verb
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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
Verb
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Taylor also drew false-start and holding penalties in the first half, and teammate Travis Kelce had seen enough during the Chiefs’ season-opening game Friday against the Chargers in São Paulo, Brazil.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
6 Sep. 2025
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However, only select regions will get to see the eclipse, including New Zealand, southern Australia, parts of the Pacific and Atlantic, Asia, Africa, and Antarctica.—
Diana Leyva,
Nashville Tennessean,
6 Sep. 2025
Verb
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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 Tombstone star has joined the cast of the Yellowstone spinoff series The Madison, Entertainment Weekly has learned.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
5 Sep. 2025
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Having learned to think of themselves as an identity group like any other, such Americans have begun to flex their muscles.—
Graham Hillard,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
Verb
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In each case, magistrate judges had already found probable cause to proceed with the charges forward, yet jurors opted not to return indictments.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
4 Sep. 2025
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Ease off the accelerator - Step off the gas to slow down the vehicle until the tires find traction.—
KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT,
Kansas City Star,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Hear.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hear. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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