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 Ryan promised hearings if the Democrats win a majority in the House in November’s mid-term elections. Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2026 There’s never going to be optimal city management of road closures and detours to everyone’s liking, no matter how many public hearings of driver angst and outcry take place. Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026 At community-board hearings, neighbors complained that the tower would be too tall and block too much light. Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2026 However, neither location is normally a place for immigrants to attend in-person hearings. Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 4 Sep. 2026 Paul Robinson appeared in court along with former Penn State students, where preliminary hearings took place ahead of a Centre County judge ruling that Robinson and five former students would have their cases tried in county court. Finch Walker, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026 Family vacations have become limited to weekend getaways, because judges can schedule hearings at any time. Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hearings
Noun
  • Typically, Jewish families will go to synagogue to pray and hear the traditional sounds of the shofar horn, followed by a festive meal with family and friends.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Improved transparency mode for the AirPods 5 also allows users to more naturally hear nearby sounds in their immediate vicinity, like people’s voices.
    Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 9 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • The recent surge in oil prices comes as traders set their sights on two inflation reports due this week.
    Lee Ying Shan,Darla Mercado, CFP®, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2026
  • But Rutherford has set his sights even higher and wants to use his money and influence to seize control of the city’s corridors of power; the police, the government and beyond.
    Alex Ritman, Variety, 9 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 11 Sep. 2026.

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