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Recent Examples of listen
Still, some songs can disrupt our dazed habit of barely listening and give us something to participate in.
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Mitch Therieau, New Yorker, 7 Feb. 2026
Stay present in the conversation to listen, encourage and support your child.
—Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Feb. 2026
Roman said, knowing Hicks, his first order of business as Archbishop of New York, will be to listen.
—Suzanne Le Mignot, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
Thank you so much for listening to another episode of Mixed Signals from us here at Semafor.
—Ben Smith, semafor.com, 6 Feb. 2026
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Mitch Therieau, New Yorker, 7 Feb. 2026
Stay present in the conversation to listen, encourage and support your child.
—Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Feb. 2026
Roman said, knowing Hicks, his first order of business as Archbishop of New York, will be to listen.
—Suzanne Le Mignot, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
Thank you so much for listening to another episode of Mixed Signals from us here at Semafor.
—Ben Smith, semafor.com, 6 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for listen
hear
Verb
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Once airborne, people on the ground may not hear it at all.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
8 Feb. 2026
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For months after presenting his vision to Hanceville’s leaders, Thompson heard nothing.—
Rob Picheta,
CNN Money,
7 Feb. 2026
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“Listen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/listen. Accessed 10 Feb. 2026.
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