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Recent Examples of listens
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.
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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
Nobody really listens, of course, and the Doctor ends up destroying the Sea Devil base by reversing the polarity of the neutron flow, a trick that would go on to become one of the Time Lord's favorite party pieces.
—Richard Edwards, Space.com, 21 Dec. 2025
But no serious sports fan listens to that nonsense anyways.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 19 Dec. 2025
While cleaning house and doing other chores, Millie listens to music on her giant headphones to help pass the time.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 19 Dec. 2025
Elsewhere, the meditation tape Cannon listens to on her runs plays over a rapid montage of her life.
—E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 17 Dec. 2025
But no serious sports fan listens to that nonsense anyway.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 17 Dec. 2025
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
Nobody really listens, of course, and the Doctor ends up destroying the Sea Devil base by reversing the polarity of the neutron flow, a trick that would go on to become one of the Time Lord's favorite party pieces.
—Richard Edwards, Space.com, 21 Dec. 2025
But no serious sports fan listens to that nonsense anyways.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 19 Dec. 2025
While cleaning house and doing other chores, Millie listens to music on her giant headphones to help pass the time.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 19 Dec. 2025
Elsewhere, the meditation tape Cannon listens to on her runs plays over a rapid montage of her life.
—E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 17 Dec. 2025
But no serious sports fan listens to that nonsense anyway.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 17 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for listens
hears
Verb
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Joe is plagued with visions of his dead father during his therapy sessions and hears disembodied voices whispering while hanging out with friends.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
Time,
9 Jan. 2026
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MacLeod said many of the complaints his organization hears are like the Johnsons’ and involve third-party utility billing companies hired by landlords.—
Nora O'Neill,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Jan. 2026
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“Listens.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/listens. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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