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
Luke Fountain, CNBC, 19 May 2026
But the trial, unlike a 2023 preliminary hearing, will not be recorded or live streamed — Superior Court Judge Enrique Camarena ruled last month that cameras and other recording devices will not be allowed in the courtroom during trial because of their potential effect on the proceedings.
—Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 May 2026
Benjamin Royer, Oc Register, 20 May 2026
After hearing arguments from both sides, Lee said Tuesday that the judges can't specify a verdict date, but hoped to have a decision between mid- and late July.
—ABC News, 19 May 2026
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Noun
The hearing also touched on the resignation of Treasury Department General Counsel Brian Morrissey, which has been reported as lined to the fund’s creation, though CNBC has not confirmed the reason.
—Luke Fountain, CNBC, 19 May 2026
But the trial, unlike a 2023 preliminary hearing, will not be recorded or live streamed — Superior Court Judge Enrique Camarena ruled last month that cameras and other recording devices will not be allowed in the courtroom during trial because of their potential effect on the proceedings.
—Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 May 2026
Verb
Over the final quarter of this past season, Lakers teammates Deandre Ayton and Marcus Smart rarely got through a press conference without hearing about each other.
—Benjamin Royer, Oc Register, 20 May 2026
After hearing arguments from both sides, Lee said Tuesday that the judges can't specify a verdict date, but hoped to have a decision between mid- and late July.
—ABC News, 19 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hearing
Noun
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After all these years, McCartney still has an undying urge to try to change your day or your life with a sound.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
23 May 2026
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Using music as a canvas to paint a funny, layered portrait of the human experience, Johnson creates a set that comes alive with the sound of more than the laughter at the Wiltern, where the special was filmed earlier this year.—
Tribune News Service,
Baltimore Sun,
22 May 2026
Verb
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ETFs do offer a modest structural advantage through their in-kind creation and redemption mechanism, which generally allows the fund to avoid realizing capital gains when rebalancing or meeting redemptions.—
Bill Stone,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2026
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And indeed, the company, which enlisted New York’s Rockwell Group to spearhead the design, found a wealth of like-minded local collaborators ideal for realizing its vision.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 May 2026
Verb
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My own research in the Princeton Music Cognition Lab peels back the everyday experience of imagining something while listening to music to identify a striking case of this collision between the individual and the collective.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 May 2026
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The Soundstage feature mimics spatial audio, creating a deeper, wider soundstage when listening.—
Eric Zeman,
PC Magazine,
19 May 2026
Noun
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The seats being full for the national anthem at each of their home playoff games is a sight not often seen at Southern California sporting events.—
Eric Stephens,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
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Her assignment was to help the Gaza Health Ministry restore access to health care in the north, where Israeli attacks had flattened nearly every building in sight.—
Clayton Dalton,
New Yorker,
15 May 2026
Verb
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Sacramento County health inspectors closed three eateries including an Asian food restaurant after discovering 66 rat droppings in various areas.—
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
May 22,
Sacbee.com,
22 May 2026
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The plan involved discovering a long lost princess, hopping on a plane to London, breaking into a museum store room, and enlisting the help of a very pathetic historian.—
Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
22 May 2026
Verb
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Andy Mitten recently re-completed ‘the 92’ — that is seeing a game at all the current football grounds in England’s top four tiers.—
Andy Mitten,
New York Times,
21 May 2026
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Trump had expressed optimism to the Washington Examiner about seeing the bill on his desk this week.—
Claire Carter,
The Washington Examiner,
20 May 2026
Verb
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Work with that element of chance because learning to enjoy embracing—working with it—is fun and fun isn’t logical, and logic isn’t always your ally in that initial stage of creation.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 May 2026
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Torn between toiling away at farmwork, his corrective swimming lessons, and learning music from a local organist — the elderly Michel (Alexandre Astier, Clichy’s former directing partner), who shows him more kindness than most — Christophe’s world gradually widens.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
19 May 2026
Verb
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Grisebach has a flair for finding faces with striking, weatherbeaten features that might have grown out of the landscape itself.—
Sophie Monks Kaufman,
IndieWire,
22 May 2026
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Ahead, our editors gladly risked a few good makeup days in the name of finding the best ones.—
Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
22 May 2026
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“Hearing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hearing. Accessed 25 May. 2026.
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