as in heard
to pay attention especially through the act of hearing
would you listen to what I have to say?
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Recent Examples of listened
Hunter and her co-counsel, Roger Moore, had listened to the phone call that Friedmann made to Alice when he was booked.
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James Verini, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
Commissioners on Monday took public comment, listened to county staff and discussed Wilson’s proposal.
—Stephen Hudak, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Mar. 2026
During spring training in Arizona, Counsell has listened to an inordinate number of questions about who else might play first base.
—Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 1 Mar. 2026
Nelson listened to every single audio strand collected by Penny.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 27 Feb. 2026
Taking the first three rows of seats, the family listened intently as Bumgarner announced the charges.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 27 Feb. 2026
Under a tent in the central square of Tenejapa, some 2,000 people listened to the court’s deliberations.
—ABC News, 26 Feb. 2026
Jack listened intently as doctors laid out the uncertainties of Patrick’s fate.
—Steven Levingston, Vanity Fair, 23 Feb. 2026
For his part, Freeman very much listened to Schumaker.
—Evan Grant, Dallas Morning News, 22 Feb. 2026
James Verini, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
Commissioners on Monday took public comment, listened to county staff and discussed Wilson’s proposal.
—Stephen Hudak, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Mar. 2026
During spring training in Arizona, Counsell has listened to an inordinate number of questions about who else might play first base.
—Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 1 Mar. 2026
Nelson listened to every single audio strand collected by Penny.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 27 Feb. 2026
Taking the first three rows of seats, the family listened intently as Bumgarner announced the charges.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 27 Feb. 2026
Under a tent in the central square of Tenejapa, some 2,000 people listened to the court’s deliberations.
—ABC News, 26 Feb. 2026
Jack listened intently as doctors laid out the uncertainties of Patrick’s fate.
—Steven Levingston, Vanity Fair, 23 Feb. 2026
For his part, Freeman very much listened to Schumaker.
—Evan Grant, Dallas Morning News, 22 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for listened
heard
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Warplanes could be heard flying low overhead.—
Jon Gambrell,
Fortune,
2 Mar. 2026
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Davidson’s Tourette’s causes involuntary tics, and he was heard cursing throughout the show, however the BBC failed to censor the N-word during its broadcast, causing further harm.—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
2 Mar. 2026
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“Listened.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/listened. Accessed 6 Mar. 2026.
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