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Recent Examples of listens
Sabo listens attentively to radio scanners to help determine his positioning.
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Andrew Watman, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Daniel, meanwhile, stumbles upon Laura's phone, which fell under a side table during her fight with Cherry, and listens to the recording of Cherry's mom, Tracey (Karen Henthorn), warning that her daughter is darker and more vengeful than Daniel ever knew.
—Julia Moore, People.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Rather than perform a literal translation of the individual words, the iPhone listens to complete phrases and whole sentences.
—PC Magazine, 10 Sep. 2025
Japan Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba listens as Panama's President Jose Raul Mulino (not pictured) delivers a speech during their joint press conference after their meeting at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on September 5, 2025.
—April Roach, CNBC, 7 Sep. 2025
Wickersham listens to his friend describe his strengths, and hears it in a benediction.
—Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2025
Quarterback Shedeur Sanders #12 of the Cleveland Browns listens to the national anthem before an NFL Preseason 2025 game against the Los Angeles Rams at Huntington Bank Field on August 23, 2025 in Cleveland, Ohio.
—Trevor Squire, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
The staff of Pitchfork listens to a lot of new music.
—Pitchfork, 2 Sep. 2025
Hersh listens to everyone, and doesn’t trust a soul to give him the full truth.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 29 Aug. 2025
Andrew Watman, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Daniel, meanwhile, stumbles upon Laura's phone, which fell under a side table during her fight with Cherry, and listens to the recording of Cherry's mom, Tracey (Karen Henthorn), warning that her daughter is darker and more vengeful than Daniel ever knew.
—Julia Moore, People.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Rather than perform a literal translation of the individual words, the iPhone listens to complete phrases and whole sentences.
—PC Magazine, 10 Sep. 2025
Japan Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba listens as Panama's President Jose Raul Mulino (not pictured) delivers a speech during their joint press conference after their meeting at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on September 5, 2025.
—April Roach, CNBC, 7 Sep. 2025
Wickersham listens to his friend describe his strengths, and hears it in a benediction.
—Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2025
Quarterback Shedeur Sanders #12 of the Cleveland Browns listens to the national anthem before an NFL Preseason 2025 game against the Los Angeles Rams at Huntington Bank Field on August 23, 2025 in Cleveland, Ohio.
—Trevor Squire, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
The staff of Pitchfork listens to a lot of new music.
—Pitchfork, 2 Sep. 2025
Hersh listens to everyone, and doesn’t trust a soul to give him the full truth.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 29 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for listens
hears
Verb
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From another room, the mechanic hears him dragging his leg and knows deep in his bones that this is the man who tortured him in prison.—
Anne Thompson,
IndieWire,
10 Sep. 2025
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Deadline hears that the field of candidates to become Channel 4’s chair has narrowed, with Debbie Wosskow, a digital entrepreneur and serving C4 board member, now out of the running.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Listens.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/listens. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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