listened (to)

Definition of listened (to)next
past tense of listen (to)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for listened (to)
Verb
  • Some users, like Stalter, are deleting their accounts and leaving the app altogether (though some have also had trouble deleting their accounts, Fiesler noted).
    Scottie Andrew, CNN Money, 27 Jan. 2026
  • As Lee noted in his opening remarks, gold trading has deep roots in Hong Kong, spanning decades with jewelers, multinational corporations, SMEs, refineries, and investment firms.
    Sean Lee, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Wright cited statistics showing that natural gas -- long the nation's leading source of electricity -- provided 43% of electric power at peak generation during the storm, followed by coal at 24% and nuclear at 15%.
    MATTHEW DALY, Arkansas Online, 8 Feb. 2026
  • The chaos followed a memorial for Good and Pretti, which was hosted exactly one month from the date of Good's death at Powderhorn Park, roughly a 15-minute drive from the federal building.
    Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 8 Feb. 2026
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“Listened (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/listened%20%28to%29. Accessed 9 Feb. 2026.

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