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Recent Examples of earshot
As the second half began, he was seen shouting instructions down toward the field, presumably to assistant coaches, who seemed to be within earshot.
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Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
Moore and her husband did their best to find safe spaces to have adult conversations out of earshot of the kids.
—Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 14 Aug. 2025
If someone else is in the room but out of earshot, then speakerphone is probably OK.
—Judith Martin, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2025
After the house tour wraps up, Fritz walks to the front yard and starts chatting out of earshot of the listing agent.
—Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 12 Aug. 2025
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Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
Moore and her husband did their best to find safe spaces to have adult conversations out of earshot of the kids.
—Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 14 Aug. 2025
If someone else is in the room but out of earshot, then speakerphone is probably OK.
—Judith Martin, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2025
After the house tour wraps up, Fritz walks to the front yard and starts chatting out of earshot of the listing agent.
—Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 12 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for earshot
Noun
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At a Senate hearing yesterday, Debra Houry, who resigned recently as the CDC’s chief medical officer, told senators that she was discouraged by a senior adviser at the agency from providing data or asking questions about changes to the hepatitis-B recommendation.—
Katherine J. Wu,
The Atlantic,
18 Sep. 2025
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Both Watson and an attorney representing Lopez told The Star that the court moved the hearing to a special setting that would allow both parties to have additional time to deliver oral arguments.—
Sofi Zeman,
Kansas City Star,
18 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Miley Cyrus’ eighth studio album Something Beautiful arrived earlier this year complete with a visual album and a continuing evolution of the lifelong star’s sound.—
Chris Malone Méndez,
Forbes.com,
20 Sep. 2025
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The spacious music venue features state-of-the-art lighting and sound, a massive stage, auditorium seating with a balcony, and a plush VIP lounge with an elite bar.—
Amy Bentley,
Oc Register,
19 Sep. 2025
Noun
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That is, with Venus and earth-like planets at habitable distances from their stars as well as gas giants orbiting at Jupiter-like distances (which in our solar system’s case is 5 astronomical units), or five times the average distance between the Earth and sun.—
Bruce Dorminey,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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Tunnels will cut travel times between Verona and Munich by more than half to 2½ hours, between Milan and Paris by at least 30% to 4½ hours and put the Ligurian port city of Genoa within commuting distance of Italy’s finance and fashion capital — significantly remaking the Europe transit map.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
19 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The architects of Project Franklin, former White House Acting Principal Deputy National Cyber Director Jake Braun and DEF CON founder Jeff Moss, first set their sights on water — partnering with the National Rural Water Association.—
Jenna McLaughlin,
NPR,
20 Sep. 2025
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Soak in the sights of the season from the cozy front porch, perhaps from the perch of an oversized padded rocking chair, or borrow a kayak and paddle to a secluded island.—
Allison Tibaldi,
USA Today,
20 Sep. 2025
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“Earshot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/earshot. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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