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 companies provide staff for detention centers, beds to house them, and ankle monitors to surveil those out on bond awaiting their hearings. Nick Penzenstadler, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026 Over five hearings between June 2025 and May 2026, panels dismissed all but two of the citations, the suit said. Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026 All three made initial court appearances over the weekend and were in custody at the Lake County jail pending detention hearings. Steve Zalusky, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026 Immigrants who were denied bond hearings began challenging mandatory-detention policies in federal court through habeas corpus, under which the government must legally justify a person’s detention. Emily Witt, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026 The invocation came amid years of congressional investigations and hearings scrutinizing his handling of the pandemic. John C. Besley, The Conversation, 31 Aug. 2026 Talwani, the judge, quickly set dates for new hearings, and late Thursday night issued a temporary restraining order blocking key parts of the new rule for at least two weeks. Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 30 Aug. 2026 While the senators linked Kennedy’s anti-vaccine work to that deadly measles outbreak, Kennedy denied any connection during the confirmation hearings. Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 28 Aug. 2026 The district says it should be allowed to use the existing law and that any major changes to California's fiscal oversight system should go through the normal legislative process, including public hearings and input from all involved parties. Madisen Keavy, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hearings
Noun
  • Officers followed the sounds of the gunfire to another floor, where a smoky haze limited their visibility.
    Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 3 Sep. 2026
  • There are sounds to adjust and effects to complete and even video game reenactments to perfect.
    Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Developers typically set their sights on older buildings in prime locations.
    Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Hamrick also noted that her son has his sights set on getting to the US Open one day.
    Georgia Slater, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • The data illustrates how sharks can cover vast distances in a year, said Bradley Peterson, the Stony Brook University marine scientist working with Metzger this particular day.
    ABC News, ABC News, 1 Sep. 2026
  • In comparison, the AIM-120 AMRAAM weighs about 335 pounds, underscoring the size of the propulsion system needed to propel the LRAAM to extreme distances.
    Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 31 Aug. 2026

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“Hearings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hearings. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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