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as in attention
a state of being aware
took heed of the students' learning styles so as to prepare appropriate lessons
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as in care
strict attentiveness to what one is doing
pay heed to what you're doing with that knife while you're talking
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as in to follow
to take notice of and be guided by
if we had heeded the ranger's advice, we might not have gotten lost
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Recent Examples of heed
Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 2 Jan. 2025
Automakers will be lobbying hard for regulatory certainty — whether Trump pays heed is entirely up in the air.
—Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 6 Nov. 2024
Sylvan Lane, The Hill, 7 Apr. 2025
Each plays a role in fooling their foe, who captures the turtle, while the deer, heeding the turtle’s good counsel, manages a sly escape.
—John Nemec, The Conversation, 7 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Effectively, this is admitting that watches speak socially for us—at least to those who pay them any heed, which is far more common nowadays than ever, as watches have become massively popular.
—Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 2 Jan. 2025
Automakers will be lobbying hard for regulatory certainty — whether Trump pays heed is entirely up in the air.
—Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 6 Nov. 2024
Verb
The administration has also proposed tariffs as a way to pay for several major tax cuts, even though the revenue from import taxes would run dry if companies actually heeded Trump’s call to make products in the U.S.
—Sylvan Lane, The Hill, 7 Apr. 2025
Each plays a role in fooling their foe, who captures the turtle, while the deer, heeding the turtle’s good counsel, manages a sly escape.
—John Nemec, The Conversation, 7 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for heed
Noun
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Despite his rising stardom, Brunson has historically redirected attention to team success over individual accolades.—
Cynthia Pong, JD,
Forbes.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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At the time, then-Trump spokeswoman turned critic Stephanie Grisham slammed media attention of the jacket.—
Jay Stahl,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2025
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Despite the care taken, those ready-to-wear initial papal vestments didn't always do the trick.—
Christopher Watson,
ABC News,
21 Apr. 2025
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The Vatican May Have Ever So Slightly Softened Its Stance on Trans People Doctrine chief Cardinal Victor Manuel Fernández discussed the viability of gender dysphoria, while still condemning gender-affirming care, in a speech at a theological conference in Cologne in February, CNN reports.—
Samantha Riedel,
Them.,
21 Apr. 2025
Verb
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In 2006, Steve Irwin died following an injury from a stingray incurred during the filming of an underwater documentary.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
24 Apr. 2025
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The film follows a group of travel vloggers who find themselves in a remote village haunted by ancient rituals and a terrifying legend.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
23 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Download and listen to this episode of Biscuits & Jam with Randy Travis on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or everywhere podcasts are available.—
Sid Evans,
Southern Living,
22 Apr. 2025
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But also managers or mentors to just sit back, put the phone down, put it away, don’t even bring it to the meeting and listen.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
21 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Even Julian Hector, former head of the BBC Studios Natural History Unit, called it the most influential Attenborough program in terms of conservation awareness.—
Boutayna Chokrane,
Wired News,
22 Apr. 2025
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Healing Appalachia, a music festival that raises awareness for and celebrates recovery from opioid addiction, is moving from West Virginia to eastern Kentucky this September with the fest’s co-founder Tyler Childers headlining alongside Chris Stapleton.—
Brittany Spanos,
Rolling Stone,
21 Apr. 2025
Verb
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As Southern critics noted at the time, for the wrong reasons but not with the wrong logic, the American Revolution was itself an act of secession—from a functioning and successful union.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
21 Apr. 2025
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The researchers also noted that 16% of all breast cancer cases can be linked to drinking alcohol.—
Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
21 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The high-ranking priests swore to obey the rules of the funeral plans that Pope Francis made last year.—
Gabriele Regalbuto,
FOXNews.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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To some, such statements show the administration is refusing to obey the nation's highest court. Don't wait to get your Real ID Some states are in a scramble to make sure everyone has a compliant Real ID before a May 7 deadline.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
22 Apr. 2025
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“Heed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heed. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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