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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
My daughter has never heard the sound of bombing before.
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Dragana Jovanovic, ABC News, 4 Apr. 2026
That led to a lawsuit that the Supreme Court heard this week.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2026
Video from after the first egg's pipping on Friday allowed a chance to hear the small chirps from the newest eaglet.
—Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 4 Apr. 2026
SpaceX has warned that residents in the Bahamas may hear one or more sonic booms during the first-stage landing.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 Apr. 2026
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Dragana Jovanovic, ABC News, 4 Apr. 2026
That led to a lawsuit that the Supreme Court heard this week.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2026
Video from after the first egg's pipping on Friday allowed a chance to hear the small chirps from the newest eaglet.
—Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 4 Apr. 2026
SpaceX has warned that residents in the Bahamas may hear one or more sonic booms during the first-stage landing.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hear
Verb
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February 19 – March 20 Certain feelings presently require action to be fully realized.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
2 Apr. 2026
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And since individual airfares tend to be driven by what the market will stand rather than the actual cost of flying, the airlines’ ability to raise fares is more limited than most people realize.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Olitzky and Marder recently returned from a listening tour of Israel and the West Bank, organized by the nonpartisan group Encounter.—
Eyal Press,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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Dan Koester, a resident of Villa Grove who was in Champaign for the day to play with his band, was listening to the game in the parking lot of Merry Ann’s Diner, a 24-hour Champaign establishment well-known among students and locals.—
Aidan Sadovi,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Malikah Auguste, a ninth-grader at Cristo Rey and an intern with Miami Lighthouse, saw the impact the visit had on her classmates.—
Christina Mayo,
Miami Herald,
2 Apr. 2026
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Whizzing by the moon up to 6,000 miles above the surface, the astronauts will also glimpse the celestial body's full disk, seeing sights that not even the Apollo astronauts witnessed.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Despite being reviewed again in 2008 and 2009, investigators never discovered new leads.—
Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
5 Apr. 2026
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The skeleton was discovered 26 feet below the surface, roughly 656 feet into a cave in Mexico’s cenote system.—
Ryan Brennan
April 4,
Miami Herald,
4 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Come bake and learn with us—ask questions, share pics, listen to our podcast, and lots more here.—
Shilpa Uskokovic,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
1 Apr. 2026
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The head coach enjoys learning about the experiences of journeyman backups.—
Mike Kaye
April 1,
Charlotte Observer,
1 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Most of the trouble on this night came from starter Ryan Johnson’s inability to find the strike zone and the defense’s problems converting two plays that should have been made.—
Jeff Fletcher,
Oc Register,
31 Mar. 2026
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The Will County Sheriff's Office confirmed on Monday that more remains have been found in the same location where the bones of a missing man were discovered last week.—
Jeramie Bizzle,
CBS News,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Hear.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hear. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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