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Recent Examples of listens
The staff of Pitchfork listens to a lot of new music.
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Pitchfork, 26 Jan. 2026
Thecla listens intently while sitting in her home by the window.
—Christy Cobb, The Conversation, 16 Jan. 2026
So when Paul speaks on the Los Angeles Lakers, the public listens.
—Jason Jones, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2026
Historically, when the bazaar moves, the country listens.
—Pegah Banihashemi, Chicago Tribune, 13 Jan. 2026
The company has more than 120M annual listens across 45 shows and works with companies including Disney, Netflix, Toyota, Hasbro, Paramount, and Penguin Random House.
—Peter White, Deadline, 13 Jan. 2026
George Conrades, then chairman and CEO of Akamai Technologies, listens during a meeting of the National Infrastructure Advisory Council in Washington on April 13, 2004.
—Jordan Novet, CNBC, 9 Jan. 2026
Former Commissioner David Burgess listens during a Georgia PSC meeting in Atlanta.
—Drew Kann, AJC.com, 6 Jan. 2026
In my closest friend who listens without haste.
—Peter Folan, Boston Herald, 24 Dec. 2025
Pitchfork, 26 Jan. 2026
Thecla listens intently while sitting in her home by the window.
—Christy Cobb, The Conversation, 16 Jan. 2026
So when Paul speaks on the Los Angeles Lakers, the public listens.
—Jason Jones, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2026
Historically, when the bazaar moves, the country listens.
—Pegah Banihashemi, Chicago Tribune, 13 Jan. 2026
The company has more than 120M annual listens across 45 shows and works with companies including Disney, Netflix, Toyota, Hasbro, Paramount, and Penguin Random House.
—Peter White, Deadline, 13 Jan. 2026
George Conrades, then chairman and CEO of Akamai Technologies, listens during a meeting of the National Infrastructure Advisory Council in Washington on April 13, 2004.
—Jordan Novet, CNBC, 9 Jan. 2026
Former Commissioner David Burgess listens during a Georgia PSC meeting in Atlanta.
—Drew Kann, AJC.com, 6 Jan. 2026
In my closest friend who listens without haste.
—Peter Folan, Boston Herald, 24 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for listens
hears
Verb
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Deadline hears that the British national broadcaster is closing four jobs as part of the cost-cutting decision, which has been bemoaned internally amid rising disinformation online.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
27 Jan. 2026
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No wonder Josephine often hears the adults around her arguing.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
24 Jan. 2026
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“Listens.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/listens. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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