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as in to realize
to come to an awareness of
I heard your sister is home from the hospital
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Recent Examples of hear
In our reporting for this story, Glamour heard many stories of kindness and community support, the kind of acts needed to sustain and offer hope amid a pervasive and looming threat.
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Anna Moeslein, Glamour, 7 Feb. 2026
Stage’s version translates the already uneasy feelings of hearing acid house reduced to happy-go-lucky plastic into something out of an actual acid trip.
—Billie Bugara, Pitchfork, 7 Feb. 2026
But hear me out—inland Florida has warm sunshine and cool waterfronts too.
—Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 7 Feb. 2026
Though rare, measles can also cause blindness, as well as hearing loss, which occurs in between seven and nine out of 100 cases.
—Elizabeth Yuko, Rolling Stone, 7 Feb. 2026
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Anna Moeslein, Glamour, 7 Feb. 2026
Stage’s version translates the already uneasy feelings of hearing acid house reduced to happy-go-lucky plastic into something out of an actual acid trip.
—Billie Bugara, Pitchfork, 7 Feb. 2026
But hear me out—inland Florida has warm sunshine and cool waterfronts too.
—Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 7 Feb. 2026
Though rare, measles can also cause blindness, as well as hearing loss, which occurs in between seven and nine out of 100 cases.
—Elizabeth Yuko, Rolling Stone, 7 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hear
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Computer scientist Rahul Ilango realized there was a gap between how zero knowledge is defined and how it’s used.—
Peter Hall,
Scientific American,
11 Feb. 2026
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Emily, being a little older, realizes a little more the parents think.—
Alan Gionet,
CBS News,
11 Feb. 2026
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Butler’s new online master’s program in Deaf education will train future educators how to teach speaking and listening to deaf children, particularly kids who have cochlear implants or use other hearing technology.—
Claire Rafford,
IndyStar,
9 Feb. 2026
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In her free time, Yaidalis enjoys going to the movies and listening to music, often finding comfort and inspiration in her favorite songs.—
MARE Staff,
Boston Herald,
8 Feb. 2026
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In one of several photos included in the 3 million new Epstein files, Mountbatten-Windsor is seen kneeling on all fours over an unidentified woman on the ground.—
James Powel,
USA Today,
12 Feb. 2026
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During the Super Bowl halftime show, the casita made an appearance again, and this time, the world would see its interior for the first time.—
Stephanie Breijo,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Feb. 2026
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The Investigative Committee said a Makarov pistol with a silencer was discovered at the scene.—
CNN's Tim Lister,
CNN Money,
8 Feb. 2026
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During Coulier's six-month checkup and PET scans, doctors discovered a flare-up had returned as an enlarged tumor.—
Lauryn Overhultz,
FOXNews.com,
8 Feb. 2026
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Meanwhile, senior leaders at Arizona State University were quietly hosting 30 leaders from Korean technical colleges to discuss how the United States might learn from their success in developing an AI-ready workforce.—
David Ignatius,
Washington Post,
11 Feb. 2026
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Researchers also learned that these 7- to 10-pound creatures, which are not much larger than a house cat, are impressively agile and travel about seven miles a day in extremely rugged territory.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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Recent grocery store closures have rocked the north side of Milwaukee, where growing food deserts – areas where quality food is difficult to find – have left entire neighborhoods without ready access to food.—
Everett Eaton,
jsonline.com,
10 Feb. 2026
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For his courtroom outbursts, Davis found Thompson in contempt of court and added a little more than four and a half years to his sentence.—
Monroe Trombly,
Louisville Courier Journal,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Hear.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hear. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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