as in hearing
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 listening
In District 181, DeVito works as a resource teacher, providing small pull-out groups focused on developing students’ listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills, and often pushing into classrooms, O’Connor said.
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Chuck Fieldman, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2026
Instead of listening to reason, mobs of angry senior citizens around the country started to form into groups demanding justice.
—Tom Margenau, Dallas Morning News, 1 Feb. 2026
Kindness shows up in listening.
—Jennifer Cook, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Feb. 2026
Thank you so much for listening to another episode of The Mixed Signals podcast from us here at Semafor.
—Ben Smith, semafor.com, 31 Jan. 2026
And listening to his Wonder Man costar's story sparked a similar memory for Kingsley, who reprises his MCU role of Trevor Slattery in the series.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Jan. 2026
Holland remained stone-faced, listening.
—Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 31 Jan. 2026
Ways to do that include cold showers, taking a nature walk, laughing, taking deep breaths, listening to something relaxing, or humming to yourself.
—Arkansas Online, 28 Jan. 2026
Boeing ’s stock action on Tuesday illustrated the importance of listening to the post-earnings call with investors.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 27 Jan. 2026
Chuck Fieldman, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2026
Instead of listening to reason, mobs of angry senior citizens around the country started to form into groups demanding justice.
—Tom Margenau, Dallas Morning News, 1 Feb. 2026
Kindness shows up in listening.
—Jennifer Cook, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Feb. 2026
Thank you so much for listening to another episode of The Mixed Signals podcast from us here at Semafor.
—Ben Smith, semafor.com, 31 Jan. 2026
And listening to his Wonder Man costar's story sparked a similar memory for Kingsley, who reprises his MCU role of Trevor Slattery in the series.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Jan. 2026
Holland remained stone-faced, listening.
—Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 31 Jan. 2026
Ways to do that include cold showers, taking a nature walk, laughing, taking deep breaths, listening to something relaxing, or humming to yourself.
—Arkansas Online, 28 Jan. 2026
Boeing ’s stock action on Tuesday illustrated the importance of listening to the post-earnings call with investors.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 27 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for listening
hearing
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Even in hockey – a sport that is extremely popular around the world – there are terms used by commentators or pundits that you might not be accustomed to hearing if not a regular to the sport.—
Ben Morse,
CNN Money,
5 Feb. 2026
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Some diners would rather eat later but believe restaurants get noisier as the evening goes on, preventing them from hearing their tablemates and communicating with wait staff.—
Lois K. Solomon,
Sun Sentinel,
4 Feb. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Listening.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/listening. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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