listens (to)

verb

present tense third-person singular of listen (to)
as in follows
to take notice of and be guided by you'd better listen to my advice!

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  1. follows
  2. notes
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  • October’s full moon follows September’s harvest moon, which marked when farmers would typically harvest their crops.
    — Dharma Niles, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2026
  • The orbit decides what follows In low Earth orbit, satellites encounter traces of the atmosphere.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 25 Oct. 2026
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  • Today, his hair cropped shorter and greying, Ingalbee notes that many of those towering, old growth trees, their bark cloaked in moss, have burned in recent wildfires.
    — Kirk Siegler, NPR, 26 Oct. 2026
  • The Exit Planning Institute notes a typical owner has around 80% of their net worth tied up in the business.
    — Ron Smith, Forbes.com, 26 Oct. 2026
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“Listens (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/listens%20%28to%29. Accessed 28 Oct. 2026.

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