listening (to)

verb

present participle of listen (to)
as in following
to take notice of and be guided by you'd better listen to my advice!

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  1. following
  2. noting
Verb
  • Earlier Thursday, Missouri's top court convened a hearing on whether to hold Republican Secretary of State Denny Hoskins in contempt for not following its orders to use the districts passed after the last census.
    — DAVID A. LIEB, Arkansas Online, 11 Sep. 2026
  • But while Diomande has been building his own fitness following a disrupted pre-season, Cunha has been ever-present.
    — Paul Taylor, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of following
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  • Chris Douglas, a professor of economics at the University of Michigan-Flint, called it unlikely that stick prices will go up 50% across the board, noting Canada's modest market share, but wonders what will happen if demand increases.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Sep. 2026
  • The power of representation Castillo Flores is eager to see wider representation, noting that Hollywood, in general, hasn’t had the best track record.
    — Eve Chen, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of noting
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“Listening (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/listening%20%28to%29. Accessed 13 Sep. 2026.

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