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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2
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
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
Literary Hub, 29 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for heeds
Verb
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Anything else should be treated as the equivalent of the God-of-the-gaps argument, and what follows is an explanation as to why.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
16 Oct. 2025
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Based on Devantez’s award-winning 2020 short film of the same name, which was a SXSW official selection and won Best Comedy at the HollyShorts Film Festival, Basic follows Gloria (Park) and Nick (Smith), who go through a painful breakup.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
16 Oct. 2025
Verb
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These days, Fox listens to his body each morning before deciding what to do.—
Eric Andersson,
PEOPLE,
10 Oct. 2025
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The man listens to a French rap song about the malaise of modern life.—
Nancy Walecki,
The Atlantic,
9 Oct. 2025
Verb
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In place of that information, the administration now only notes that the Legislature approved $276 million in this year’s state budget for the shelter system, as well as the average amount spent on families in shelter each week and the total amount of cash spent from a shelter reserve fund.—
Matthew Medsger,
Boston Herald,
13 Oct. 2025
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Kirsten Eddy, a senior researcher at Pew Research Center who specializes in news and information habits, notes that the internet and social media have changed people’s attitudes toward information.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
13 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The Supreme Court hears arguments in a case that could gut a key provision of the Voting Rights Act.—
Christian Orozco,
NBC news,
15 Oct. 2025
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In a touch of magical realism, Dolores hears a chorus of voices made up of her deceased female relatives, including her two mothers, aunts, great-aunts and grandmothers, commenting on her decisions.—
Mary Ann Grossmann,
Twin Cities,
12 Oct. 2025
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“Heeds.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heeds. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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