listens (to)

present tense third-person singular of listen (to)

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Verb
  • Anything else should be treated as the equivalent of the God-of-the-gaps argument, and what follows is an explanation as to why.
    Big Think, Big Think, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Based on Devantez’s award-winning 2020 short film of the same name, which was a SXSW official selection and won Best Comedy at the HollyShorts Film Festival, Basic follows Gloria (Park) and Nick (Smith), who go through a painful breakup.
    Matt Grobar, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Robert Lunsford of the American Meteor Society notes that there will still be plenty of meteor activity after the peak starts, so there's no need to worry if clouds appear to ruin the show that first early morning show!
    Anthony Wood, Space.com, 20 Oct. 2025
  • The Antenna data also carries some asterisks, a Disney source notes.
    Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 20 Oct. 2025
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“Listens (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/listens%20%28to%29. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.

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