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Recent Examples of listen
Even after night games at Turner Field, Cox would make the 70-mile drive up I-75, listening to out-of-town baseball games on his truck’s radio.
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Mark Bradley For The Ajc, AJC.com, 9 May 2026
But not all criticism needs to be listened to.
—Torie Bosch, STAT, 9 May 2026
Something as simple as using someone's name or taking a few extra minutes to listen can actually mean a lot.
—Rhitu Chatterjee, NPR, 9 May 2026
That’s who’s listening to this.
—Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 9 May 2026
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Mark Bradley For The Ajc, AJC.com, 9 May 2026
But not all criticism needs to be listened to.
—Torie Bosch, STAT, 9 May 2026
Something as simple as using someone's name or taking a few extra minutes to listen can actually mean a lot.
—Rhitu Chatterjee, NPR, 9 May 2026
That’s who’s listening to this.
—Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 9 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for listen
hear
Verb
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Try to do it in advance so that the conversation can be heard as a request to plan, rather than a demand for course correction.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Chicago Tribune,
10 May 2026
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The disease left her unable to hear much of anything, including conversation.—
Bob Brody,
Baltimore Sun,
9 May 2026
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“Listen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/listen. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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