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
Mary Ramsey
updated June 22,
Charlotte Observer,
23 June 2026
During the hearing, the court will determine where he will be housed and receive mental health treatment to restore his competency for criminal proceedings to move forward.
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Liza Esquibias,
USA Today,
23 June 2026
Bill Schiffmiller,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
The country star recalled hearing a common question from people hoping to break into the entertainment industry.
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Danielle Minnetian,
FOXNews.com,
23 June 2026
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Noun
Multiple people who signed up to speak Monday during a public hearing about the interim mayor position voiced support for Harrington.
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Mary Ramsey
updated June 22,
Charlotte Observer,
23 June 2026
During the hearing, the court will determine where he will be housed and receive mental health treatment to restore his competency for criminal proceedings to move forward.
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Liza Esquibias,
USA Today,
23 June 2026
Verb
Aging populations, multilingual workforces, hearing differences, cognitive diversity, changing communication preferences, and evolving customer expectations are now part of the operating environment for nearly every business.
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Bill Schiffmiller,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
The country star recalled hearing a common question from people hoping to break into the entertainment industry.
—
Danielle Minnetian,
FOXNews.com,
23 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hearing
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Instead, Orton leans into the immersive, dreamy sounds of Weather Alive to craft a new album that veers more closely toward late-night jazz clubs than music for the spacey set.
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Most pediatric experts caution against bringing babies and toddlers to large concerts because unregulated sound levels can damage their hearing.
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The populace can only deduce that either Putin is responsible or the elites around him are insulating him from realizing and rectifying the situation.
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After realizing the market didn’t offer anything that met the demand for even basic machine learning workloads to operate their products, the team began laying the groundwork for its first TPU.
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One of his sons, True, has become an unlikely but trusted source of feedback, spending months listening to early versions of the album during school drop-offs and car rides.
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That’s why the team is listening to offers for 24-year-old RFA Braden Schneider.
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The route starts with the more popular south-shore sights, then grows quieter after Jökulsárlón Glacier Lagoon, continuing into the East Fjords and northern Iceland.
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Scientists cannot agree on how this shift from nonlife to life, or abiogenesis, happened, but some have turned their sights on trying it out for themselves in the lab.
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Officials have not reported discovering caches containing cash, gold or weapons and have not publicly commented on the broader allegations.
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The findings also demonstrate the incredible observing power of the JWST and how the $10 billion space telescope is still discovering things no other instrument can.
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The journey in seeing a friend’s city anew becomes another way of seeing home.
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On June 9, witnesses reported seeing a man start a small brush fire in a field behind the Wal-Mart on Camino Arroyo, according to the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office.
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After learning that her friend Shannon’s mother has died in a car accident, Elle is suddenly facing her first real encounter with grief and, unable to sit with it, throws herself into planning the memorial, down to selecting the music.
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Doctors suspected rabies after learning the boy had direct contact with a bat weeks earlier.
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More than a week after the disaster, search-and-rescue operations remain active, though hopes of finding additional survivors are rapidly fading.
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The family pursued legal action after finding that their pool was not built according to code, and put the settlement money toward founding a water safety nonprofit, The Zac Foundation.
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“Hearing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hearing. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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