1
as in follows
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 listens
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 heeds
And whether Bianco actually heeds Hilton’s call to drop out of the race, well, that’s a bit of a long shot, election observers said.
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Kaitlyn Schallhorn,
Oc Register,
7 Feb. 2026
Meltzer heeds the playwright’s direction, and the cast sustains that energy, keeping scenes moving seamlessly from intimate exchanges to larger ensemble moments.
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Michelle F. Solomon,
Miami Herald,
16 Jan. 2026
If Johnston heeds that warning, the mayor will likely have to find a proposal that balances workers’ need for a living wage with the desire to attract businesses to the city core in order to find enough council support to pass the legislation.
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Elliott Wenzler,
Denver Post,
8 Nov. 2025
The child—who has never been photographed before—heeds the photographer’s injunction to look straight ahead.
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Literary Hub,
29 Sep. 2025
Kaitlyn Schallhorn,
Oc Register,
7 Feb. 2026
Meltzer heeds the playwright’s direction, and the cast sustains that energy, keeping scenes moving seamlessly from intimate exchanges to larger ensemble moments.
—
Michelle F. Solomon,
Miami Herald,
16 Jan. 2026
If Johnston heeds that warning, the mayor will likely have to find a proposal that balances workers’ need for a living wage with the desire to attract businesses to the city core in order to find enough council support to pass the legislation.
—
Elliott Wenzler,
Denver Post,
8 Nov. 2025
The child—who has never been photographed before—heeds the photographer’s injunction to look straight ahead.
—
Literary Hub,
29 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for heeds
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China’s defense ecosystem follows a different set of market dynamics, customer segments, and interoperability frameworks, with exports and production shaped by trajectories that remain distinct from the replenishment and modernization cycle underway across NATO-standard supply chains.
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The Mad Widows follows a group of women who become friends through a bereavement class, only to discover that one of their late husbands might not actually be dead.
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Subtronics is a smaller artist, per Spotify listens, but is known for his live performance ability and creativity when mixing.
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Getting it right takes patience, research, and a surgeon who truly listens.
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Cape Verde is the smallest country to reach the knockout stage, with a population of 525,000, notes ESPN.
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Alzheimer's is now the sixth-leading cause of death in adults 65 and older and the seventh-leading cause of death of American adults, the CDC notes.
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Deadline hears that there is disquiet at the BBC over the corporation’s decision to broadcast helicopter footage of Andy Burnham‘s journey from Manchester to London.
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Boy George hears a similar panic in the AI conversation now, but pushes back on the idea that any of this is brand new.
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“Heeds.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heeds. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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