1
as in followed
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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as in listened
to pay attention especially through the act of hearing
that boy never heeds when I caution him about running with his shoelaces untied
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Recent Examples of heeded
The administration has not yet heeded the canning industry’s calls for a tariff exemption on tin-mill steel.
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Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 31 Oct. 2025
A certain James Gunn must have heeded this message, while doodling the Mighty Crabjoys logo in his notebook.
—Sergio Pereira, Space.com, 29 Oct. 2025
Shareholders heeded the board’s recommendation.
—Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
Bethune heeded the advice of linebackers coach Johnny Holland, who told him to be himself.
—Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 20 Oct. 2025
Archaeological evidence from a medieval village in England suggests that communities heeded this advice.
—Tom Duszynski, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2025
Despite all of that, on the road — albeit with a friendly and loud Bears fan contingent — Williams led the offense down the field to take the lead, and the team heeded its coach after halftime.
—Kevin Fishbain, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
Peter Finn, managing director of industrial technology at Brown Gibbons & Lang, said Gartner’s warnings around worker safety need to be heeded.
—Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 25 Sep. 2025
Those warnings were not heeded, the lawsuit alleges.
—Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 24 Sep. 2025
Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 31 Oct. 2025
A certain James Gunn must have heeded this message, while doodling the Mighty Crabjoys logo in his notebook.
—Sergio Pereira, Space.com, 29 Oct. 2025
Shareholders heeded the board’s recommendation.
—Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
Bethune heeded the advice of linebackers coach Johnny Holland, who told him to be himself.
—Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 20 Oct. 2025
Archaeological evidence from a medieval village in England suggests that communities heeded this advice.
—Tom Duszynski, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2025
Despite all of that, on the road — albeit with a friendly and loud Bears fan contingent — Williams led the offense down the field to take the lead, and the team heeded its coach after halftime.
—Kevin Fishbain, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
Peter Finn, managing director of industrial technology at Brown Gibbons & Lang, said Gartner’s warnings around worker safety need to be heeded.
—Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 25 Sep. 2025
Those warnings were not heeded, the lawsuit alleges.
—Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 24 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for heeded
Verb
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The strikes ended when the WGA reached an agreement with the AMPTP in September 2023, followed by SAG-AFTRA that November.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
2 Nov. 2025
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Frank followed the exact same path with Brentford but, crucially, was the club’s first-choice following Postecoglou’s dismissal two weeks after winning the Europa League final.—
Jay Harris,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Ooni listened to its users and redesigned the Volt from the ground up.—
Editors of Bon Appétit,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
29 Oct. 2025
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With aunts, uncles, cousins, and other relations, my mother and I listened to the prayers.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Several of those board members, it should be noted, were appointed by Landry, who also got involved in the Kelly buyout conversation.—
Chris Vannini,
New York Times,
30 Oct. 2025
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Investigators also noted a paper dinner napkin found near his body and that Antonio used dentures that were missing, per court documents.—
Christina Coulter,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Before his sentencing, his attorneys filed a motion seeking a new trial, saying that evidence the jury heard does not prove his guilt, KCRG reports.—
KC Baker,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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In June 2024, a UK High Court judge determined that actor Lee Ingleby’s depiction was defamatory in a preliminary judgment, meaning the claim could be heard as a full trial.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
29 Oct. 2025
Verb
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And just like the existence of a black hole’s event horizon results in the creation of Hawking radiation, the existence of a cosmological horizon must also — if the same laws of physics are to be obeyed — create radiation.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
25 Sep. 2025
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The fans obeyed and there was absolute silence until Putellas’s shot, which ended up too central and was stopped by Hannah Hampton.—
Laia Cervelló Herrero,
New York Times,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Heeded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heeded. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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