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Recent Examples of listens
Wall Street also listens, as evidenced by huge swings in oil prices and the domestic markets over the past 48 hours.
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Christian Datoc, The Washington Examiner, 11 Mar. 2026
The company is expanding a new AI-powered assistant that listens to employee headset interactions and tracks how staff speak with customers.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 10 Mar. 2026
The staff of Pitchfork listens to a lot of new music.
—Pitchfork, 9 Mar. 2026
According to the airline’s contract of carriage, United reserves the right to refuse transport — on a permanent basis — to any passenger who listens to entertainment on speaker.
—Melinda Yao, NBC news, 7 Mar. 2026
Passive sonar listens quietly for engine noise, or transient sounds such as a torpedo tube being opened.
—James Dwyer, Fortune, 6 Mar. 2026
Know that a leader is someone who listens well and who motivates others toward greatness.
—Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2026
On an episode of Mike Birbiglia’s Working It Out podcast from 2024, Birbiglia listens to Fleming tell a story about his childhood habit of perpetually running away from his mother, sprinting off into a rainstorm rather than pragmatically ducking into her car.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2026
But, still — tragically for them — no one listens.
—Marla Jo Fisher, Oc Register, 25 Feb. 2026
Christian Datoc, The Washington Examiner, 11 Mar. 2026
The company is expanding a new AI-powered assistant that listens to employee headset interactions and tracks how staff speak with customers.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 10 Mar. 2026
The staff of Pitchfork listens to a lot of new music.
—Pitchfork, 9 Mar. 2026
According to the airline’s contract of carriage, United reserves the right to refuse transport — on a permanent basis — to any passenger who listens to entertainment on speaker.
—Melinda Yao, NBC news, 7 Mar. 2026
Passive sonar listens quietly for engine noise, or transient sounds such as a torpedo tube being opened.
—James Dwyer, Fortune, 6 Mar. 2026
Know that a leader is someone who listens well and who motivates others toward greatness.
—Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2026
On an episode of Mike Birbiglia’s Working It Out podcast from 2024, Birbiglia listens to Fleming tell a story about his childhood habit of perpetually running away from his mother, sprinting off into a rainstorm rather than pragmatically ducking into her car.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2026
But, still — tragically for them — no one listens.
—Marla Jo Fisher, Oc Register, 25 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for listens
hears
Verb
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The adaptation of John Galsworthy’s novel, The Forsyte Saga, will head into production on Season 3 next month in the UK and on location in Europe, Deadline hears.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
10 Mar. 2026
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Then the fighting older couple hears a camera’s click and looks up and sees their younger counterpart staring.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
5 Mar. 2026
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“Listens.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/listens. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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