listens (to)

present tense third-person singular of listen (to)

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Verb
  • In Season 3, Arisu follows Usagi into Borderland, just like Alice does the white rabbit to Wonderland.
    Kayti Burt, Time, 26 Sep. 2025
  • OpenAI’s move toward proactive assistants Pulse follows OpenAI's January introduction of Tasks, a feature that lets Plus and Pro subscribers schedule ChatGPT to perform specific actions at set times.
    Benj Edwards, ArsTechnica, 25 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Templeton also notes that there was a fourth crash that occurred in a parking lot and therefore wasn't reported.
    Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 22 Sep. 2025
  • Chang notes that many communities are already expanding support for child care, recognizing the social and economic benefits of those investments.
    Hannah Nwoko, Parents, 22 Sep. 2025
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“Listens (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/listens%20%28to%29. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.

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