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
Now, industry eyerolling at the thought of listening faster has existed since the majority of audio storytelling moved from terrestrial radio—where there’s no skipping, scrubbing forward or backward, and certainly no way to speed things up—to podcasting.
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Literary Hub, 7 Nov. 2025
The workhouse and August Wilson The great playwright August Wilson, who was born in the Hill in 1945, said that much of his work was informed by his early days spent listening to the stories of the Hill’s oldtimers.
—Equal Justice Initiative, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
Congressman Tom Barrett isn't listening, or standing up to Trump, and mid-Michigan is ready for new leadership that will tackle the high cost of living, protect Social Security and Medicare, and fight like hell for our democratic values.
—Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
The startup has built a unified real-time orchestration layer that manages all the different things the AI needs to do at once, such as listening, understanding what’s being said, deciding how to respond, checking databases, and delivering an answer.
—Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2025
Bradescu ran on the idea that the city isn’t listening to its residents.
—Idaho Statesman, 5 Nov. 2025
Stay informed with more news and analysis by subscribing to the NPR Politics newsletter and listening to the NPR Politics podcast.
—NPR, 5 Nov. 2025
Sacramento State athletic director Mark Orr was a man of the people on Monday and Tuesday nights, talking to fans, listening to the kudos from alums who were ready for an upgrade.
—Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 5 Nov. 2025
Introduced by Nick and Vanessa Lachey, Smith rocked the Love Is Blind stage with his stomp-clap anthem alongside a full live band while the season 9 contestants made their way inside the venue listening to the catchy tune.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 30 Oct. 2025
Literary Hub, 7 Nov. 2025
The workhouse and August Wilson The great playwright August Wilson, who was born in the Hill in 1945, said that much of his work was informed by his early days spent listening to the stories of the Hill’s oldtimers.
—Equal Justice Initiative, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
Congressman Tom Barrett isn't listening, or standing up to Trump, and mid-Michigan is ready for new leadership that will tackle the high cost of living, protect Social Security and Medicare, and fight like hell for our democratic values.
—Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
The startup has built a unified real-time orchestration layer that manages all the different things the AI needs to do at once, such as listening, understanding what’s being said, deciding how to respond, checking databases, and delivering an answer.
—Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2025
Bradescu ran on the idea that the city isn’t listening to its residents.
—Idaho Statesman, 5 Nov. 2025
Stay informed with more news and analysis by subscribing to the NPR Politics newsletter and listening to the NPR Politics podcast.
—NPR, 5 Nov. 2025
Sacramento State athletic director Mark Orr was a man of the people on Monday and Tuesday nights, talking to fans, listening to the kudos from alums who were ready for an upgrade.
—Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 5 Nov. 2025
Introduced by Nick and Vanessa Lachey, Smith rocked the Love Is Blind stage with his stomp-clap anthem alongside a full live band while the season 9 contestants made their way inside the venue listening to the catchy tune.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 30 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for listening
hearing
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Long before making music of his own, Harper spent time consuming the works of his famous relatives and hearing about their times in the studio and on the road.—
Jack Irvin,
PEOPLE,
6 Nov. 2025
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But after hearing her story, an NPR listener reached out and paid her overdue balance.—
NPR,
NPR,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Listening.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/listening. Accessed 26 Nov. 2025.
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