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
Sydney Lake, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2025
Plus, they're equipped with a clinical-grade hearing aid function.
—PC Magazine, 9 Oct. 2025
Sydney Lake, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2025
For hundreds of years, people who have lived near Seneca Lake in upstate New York have reported hearing loud booms coming from the water.
—Elizabeth Preston, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
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Noun
Apple has also claimed in the past AirPods can act as a clinical-grade hearing aid for mild-to-moderate hearing loss.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2025
Plus, they're equipped with a clinical-grade hearing aid function.
—PC Magazine, 9 Oct. 2025
Verb
Starkey, a billion-dollar hearing tech company, is one company addressing not only hearing loss today, but preparing for what is becoming only a more prominent health concern.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2025
For hundreds of years, people who have lived near Seneca Lake in upstate New York have reported hearing loud booms coming from the water.
—Elizabeth Preston, New York Times, 9 Oct. 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.—
Khloe Quill,
FOXNews.com,
12 Oct. 2025
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Faithful to tradition, the festival’s 800 volunteers were feted with a walk-around the concert hall to the sound of a brass band, before guests were invited to the stage to officially open the festival by reading a sentence in unison – a joyous cacophony that drew complicit laughter from the crowd.—
Lise Pedersen,
Variety,
12 Oct. 2025
Verb
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In a significant step toward realizing the vision of quantum networks, a University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) research team has achieved a critical breakthrough.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Oct. 2025
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Nikita Chibrikov picked off the pass, realizing late that it was intended for his linemate, and ultimately derailing what would have been a clear break for Nyquist.—
Murat Ates,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The girl said her teacher had warned her that federal agents might be listening.—
Melissa Sanchez,
ProPublica,
10 Oct. 2025
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That afternoon, Steve stalked slowly into a hillside clearing, looking and listening carefully for deer.—
Marguerite Reiss,
Outdoor Life,
9 Oct. 2025
Noun
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So why does the sight of her, bottle-blonde and clad in a green dress that screams vintage Dream Factory glitz, still give off such deflating Jenny-from-the-block vibes?—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
11 Oct. 2025
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Farmers exercised a right, a rare sight However, this display, engineered by farmers, suggests a departure from the control elite priests had over the right to worship and build centers for astronomical observation and ritual.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Harris Teeter, based in North Carolina, initiated a voluntary recall of its Cinnamon Texas Toast and Asiago Texas Toast on September 11 after discovering that cheese and butter - which contain milk - were not listed as ingredients.—
News Editor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
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Joel really took a kick from, quote unquote, discovering, quote unquote, new actors or actors who had been unseen in films.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
10 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Bushman found that sense of victimization is unique to American culture and the current generation’s addiction to media, while seeing little connection to low self-esteem in the attackers.—
John Scott Lewinski,
The Washington Examiner,
10 Oct. 2025
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The wildlife group checked on the koala, but seeing no signs of distress, left it to its own devices, according to the outlet.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
10 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Lawson-Remer cited the connection between education and clinical practice, and the ability to keep working while learning, as the key factors in making progress in the larger goal of significantly growing the local mental health care workforce.—
Paul Sisson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Oct. 2025
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This alternative learning pathway can explain some behavioral similarities in bird families that have parental input.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
9 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The Longhorns take the opening kickoff of the second half and use nearly half of the third quarter to drive 75 yards in 14 plays, capped by Manning finding a wide-open Moore in the back of the end zone for a 12-yard touchdown and a 10-6 lead.—
Jim Barnes,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 Oct. 2025
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This isn’t Punchline, but the milieu is an ideal backdrop, and the idea of standing on stage and finding yourself in the process is inspired.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
11 Oct. 2025
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“Hearing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hearing. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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