1
as in realizing
to come to an awareness of
I heard your sister is home from the hospital
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2
as in listening
to pay attention especially through the act of hearing
at least hear what I have to say before you start disagreeing
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Recent Examples of hearing
Jamie Thompson, The Atlantic, 6 Nov. 2025
The hearing was a response to a complaint from cities and nonprofits that the administration was only planning to cover a portion of the benefit.
—Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 4 Nov. 2025
Saito always looked forward to hearing about Kato's hikes.
—Kelly Meyerhofer, jsonline.com, 4 Nov. 2025
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Noun
The day of the hearing, Vande Kolk climbed into his truck and headed home, feeling melancholy.
—Jamie Thompson, The Atlantic, 6 Nov. 2025
The hearing was a response to a complaint from cities and nonprofits that the administration was only planning to cover a portion of the benefit.
—Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
Verb
And then hearing that Cristin [Milioti] was going to be on it with me was the absolute cherry on top.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 4 Nov. 2025
Saito always looked forward to hearing about Kato's hikes.
—Kelly Meyerhofer, jsonline.com, 4 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hearing
Noun
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The American Culture Quiz is a weekly test of our unique national traits, trends, history and people, including current events and the sights and sounds of the United States.—
Kelly McGreal , Khloe Quill,
FOXNews.com,
9 Nov. 2025
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The London punk rebels seized the revolutionary spirit of 1977 with their raw manifesto The Clash, then refined their sound with the flawed Give ‘Em Enough Rope.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
9 Nov. 2025
Verb
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The man’s wife called the facility after realizing her husband hadn’t come home after his shift, ClickOnDetroit reported.—
Darcie Moran,
Freep.com,
10 Nov. 2025
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Germany has taken another major step toward realizing scalable quantum computers with the launch of SmaraQ, a collaborative research initiative that integrates quantum optics directly onto a chip.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Now, industry eyerolling at the thought of listening faster has existed since the majority of audio storytelling moved from terrestrial radio—where there’s no skipping, scrubbing forward or backward, and certainly no way to speed things up—to podcasting.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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The workhouse and August Wilson The great playwright August Wilson, who was born in the Hill in 1945, said that much of his work was informed by his early days spent listening to the stories of the Hill’s oldtimers.—
Equal Justice Initiative,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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With the government shutdown now the longest in history and with no clear end in sight, the administration had warned that SNAP benefits would not be paid out for November.—
Jack Birle,
The Washington Examiner,
8 Nov. 2025
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National parks may have the name recognition, but some of our country’s most beautiful natural wonders and sights are tucked away in state parks.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Nov. 2025
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The military showed us a map of Hamas tunnel routes Israeli forces are still discovering and demolishing in the area.—
Daniel Estrin,
NPR,
7 Nov. 2025
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James Watson, a renowned molecular biologist and one of the Nobel Prize winners for discovering the structure of DNA, died Thursday after a brief illness, according to a statement from his former employer.—
Christina Zdanowicz,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
Verb
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What airports are seeing flight cancellations?—
Emma Tucker,
CNN Money,
8 Nov. 2025
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Polls show that economic impacts are driving the voting bloc the most and Latino businesses across the country, from Miami to Los Angeles, are seeing a drop in foot traffic because of ICE agents targeting their communities.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
7 Nov. 2025
Verb
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For example, when a manager gives feedback to a team member, Cisco's learning platform will combine that feedback with other data points, such as the employee's skills profile, to generate personalized learning recommendations.—
Kelly Jones,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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So did laws and court rulings that followed — barring Black men from the militia, barring Black adults from juries, barring Black children from learning alongside white children in public schools, and barring racial intermarriage.—
Equal Justice Initiative,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Barca are finding life more difficult this term, though.—
Dermot Corrigan,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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With child care now costing costing more than many college degrees and more than rent in some major cities, parents are finding finances stretched.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Nov. 2025
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“Hearing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hearing. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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