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Recent Examples of listens
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.
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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
My purpose is to be a leader who listens more than speaks.
—Laurel Donnellan, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Each participant puts on headphones and listens to a minimalist composition being created in real time by the tech entrepreneur and theoretical-physics nerd Murray Hidary.
—Helen Shaw, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2025
The History of Interactive Toys At first glance, the idea of a toy that truly listens—one that remembers a child’s favorite story, asks thoughtful questions, and offers gentle encouragement—feels like a good thing.
—Marc Fernandez, IEEE Spectrum, 21 Aug. 2025
And that twisted little man listens to the characters.
—Brie Stimson , Larry Fink, FOXNews.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Hope that the school board listens.
—Tim Wright, Baltimore Sun, 20 Aug. 2025
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
My purpose is to be a leader who listens more than speaks.
—Laurel Donnellan, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Each participant puts on headphones and listens to a minimalist composition being created in real time by the tech entrepreneur and theoretical-physics nerd Murray Hidary.
—Helen Shaw, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2025
The History of Interactive Toys At first glance, the idea of a toy that truly listens—one that remembers a child’s favorite story, asks thoughtful questions, and offers gentle encouragement—feels like a good thing.
—Marc Fernandez, IEEE Spectrum, 21 Aug. 2025
And that twisted little man listens to the characters.
—Brie Stimson , Larry Fink, FOXNews.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Hope that the school board listens.
—Tim Wright, Baltimore Sun, 20 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for listens
hears
Verb
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Over 40 cases have been filed in district court, which hears the most serious federal offenses, including assault, gun and drug charges.—
Josh Meyer,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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The district hears parents’ worries, King said, apologizing that the potential military presence is coming amid a time when students should be happy.—
Kate Perez,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Listens.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/listens. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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