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Recent Examples of listens
Andreeva listens and nods, then returns to self-hate too often.
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Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 2 June 2026
This hour-long television documentary was based on a long interview from 1960 with French journalist Georges Belmont, in which Catherine Deneuve listens to the interview and responds.
—Pat Saperstein, Variety, 1 June 2026
The staff of Pitchfork listens to a lot of new music.
—Pitchfork, 1 June 2026
The logic behind the format essentially copies what Spotify has done with podcasts, which is shorter listens leading to longer-form engagement over time.
—Frank Racioppi, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
Instead, Beth drives Oreana home and listens to her explain why she’s drawn to Carter.
—Noel Murray, Vulture, 29 May 2026
Ava listens, reframes, flatters, throws in a zinger, and feeds those feelings back.
—Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 26 May 2026
Kouri Richins listens as she is sentenced to life in prison without parole.
—Natalie Morales, CBS News, 24 May 2026
En route to competitions, Coral listens to a playlist featuring artists who were prominent when Shayne, a 1995 graduate of La Jolla High School, was growing up.
—Kyle Kensing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 May 2026
Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 2 June 2026
This hour-long television documentary was based on a long interview from 1960 with French journalist Georges Belmont, in which Catherine Deneuve listens to the interview and responds.
—Pat Saperstein, Variety, 1 June 2026
The staff of Pitchfork listens to a lot of new music.
—Pitchfork, 1 June 2026
The logic behind the format essentially copies what Spotify has done with podcasts, which is shorter listens leading to longer-form engagement over time.
—Frank Racioppi, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
Instead, Beth drives Oreana home and listens to her explain why she’s drawn to Carter.
—Noel Murray, Vulture, 29 May 2026
Ava listens, reframes, flatters, throws in a zinger, and feeds those feelings back.
—Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 26 May 2026
Kouri Richins listens as she is sentenced to life in prison without parole.
—Natalie Morales, CBS News, 24 May 2026
En route to competitions, Coral listens to a playlist featuring artists who were prominent when Shayne, a 1995 graduate of La Jolla High School, was growing up.
—Kyle Kensing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for listens
hears
Verb
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Every hotel front desk in the world hears it, multiple times a day, in every language.—
Catherina Gioino,
Fortune,
29 May 2026
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Products without publishing means offers nobody hears about.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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“Listens.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/listens. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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