listen (to)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for listen (to)
Verb
  • In his candid remarks on earnings calls, Karp doesn’t always follow advice for talking points.
    Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2025
  • All crossings between Afghanistan and Pakistan were shut on Sunday following ongoing clashes.
    Happymon Jacob, Time, 16 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Gatsby simply couldn’t have existed without Long Island, and the prominence of the novel’s location was noted from the day of publication, as Anne Margaret Daniel illustrates in her article on the author and his relationship with the New Yorker magazine.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Draghi noted that Europe captures just 5% of global venture capital funds, while the US commands 52%.
    Jan Hammer, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • All of the other forces of nature obey something called parity symmetry.
    Paul Sutter, Space.com, 14 Oct. 2025
  • The realization of such quantum machines would require experimenters having access to reliable physical components that can be assembled and controlled on the human scale, yet fully obey quantum mechanics.
    Zhixin Wang, The Conversation, 10 Oct. 2025
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“Listen (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/listen%20%28to%29. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.

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