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
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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
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Any songs or artists listened to during a private session will not appear in your Wrapped summary.—
Kaycee Sloan,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
5 Nov. 2025
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The dispatcher, along with five other Greenfield police employees who listened to a recording of the phone call, believed the voice belonged to Johnson.—
Adrienne Davis,
jsonline.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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The judge also noted she had not previously been told a mechanic had worked on the car, and also the government has given at least two different accounts of who approved the car’s removal to Maine.—
Omar Jimenez,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
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As Morosi noted, a move with the Phillies almost makes too much sense.—
Andrew Wright,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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Democrats may also face a challenge from a case before the Supreme Court, which heard first in October, and a second set or oral arguments in early November.—
Mandy Taheri,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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The film’s title may be overstated, but there’s no denying the way the song’s message about longing, separation, and regret affected an inordinately wide range of people who heard it.—
David Browne,
Rolling Stone,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Heeded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heeded. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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