hearings

plural of hearing
as in sounds
range of hearing let's make sure she's out of hearing before I tell you what I got her for her birthday

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Recent Examples of hearings The two hearings are expected to draw as much attention as the trial in June, when a jury found Anthony guilty of murdering Austin Metcalf and sentenced him to 35 years in prison. J.d. Miles, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026 Three class action lawsuits have upcoming motions or hearings challenging the policies. Stuart Anderson, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026 In-person parking ticket dispute hearings skyrocketed in Denver County Court after the online process was eliminated, jumping from 28 in the four months before the change to 464 in the four months afterwards. Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 17 Aug. 2026 The city then is required to hold two public hearings before voting in September on whether to annex, or not. August 17, NPR, 17 Aug. 2026 But while master hearings with 20 to 30 people have been commonplace for years, the sheer size of these recent hearings is concerning immigration attorneys who describe them as intentionally rushed and chaotic. Christopher Cann, USA Today, 16 Aug. 2026 No date has been set for the murder trial, though Reiner is expected in court for hearings in September. Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2026 As of Saturday, there were no hearings scheduled yet for the case in Johnson County District Court. Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 15 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hearings
Noun
  • Babies won’t get bored thanks to the motion sensor that triggers sounds and phrases as the ball moves.
    BestReviews, Mercury News, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The game feels far away, and the sounds float up to the cavernous space below the roof where the noise dies.
    Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Generations of families, visitors and vacationers have been walking the boards, soaking in the sights and experiencing a key piece of Atlantic City's history.
    Ryan Hughes, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Other images saw the Babygirl actress taking in the serene sights of Iceland, then soaking in a hot tub while onboard the vessel.
    Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 19 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Though males are wingless and females can fly short distances, that reproductive efficiency — combined with its tiny size and penchant for hiding in wood — has supercharged a rapid spread across South Africa.
    Jack Bantock, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The team took the information resulting from this analysis and combined it with quantitative modelling of transport distances and volumes.
    Cleo Levin, Footwear News, 13 Aug. 2026

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“Hearings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hearings. Accessed 20 Aug. 2026.

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