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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
Shortly before the fire, a tenant renting a guest suite in the house had called 911 and reported hearing loud banging noises.
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Faith Karimi, CNN, 26 Jan. 2025
Nobody reported hearing or seeing anything out of the ordinary.
—Ariane Lange, Sacramento Bee, 26 Jan. 2025
Make the same things look different and different things look the same.
Be ready to hear that mantra from Johnson early and often.
—Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 25 Jan. 2025
Green design architects can help A method that's been around for thousands of years and that was perfected in Germany in the 1960s and 1970s, green roofs weren't uncommon in more affluent neighborhoods when Cassiano first heard about them.
—Jill Langlois, NPR, 25 Jan. 2025
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Faith Karimi, CNN, 26 Jan. 2025
Nobody reported hearing or seeing anything out of the ordinary.
—Ariane Lange, Sacramento Bee, 26 Jan. 2025
Make the same things look different and different things look the same.
Be ready to hear that mantra from Johnson early and often.
—Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 25 Jan. 2025
Green design architects can help A method that's been around for thousands of years and that was perfected in Germany in the 1960s and 1970s, green roofs weren't uncommon in more affluent neighborhoods when Cassiano first heard about them.
—Jill Langlois, NPR, 25 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hear
Verb
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Jennifer Lopez’s yowza dress worn to the 42nd annual awards caused such a search frenzy that Google engineers realized people craved actual visuals (instead of the then-standard blue links) when searching for photos.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA TODAY,
26 Jan. 2025
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There are no signs to mark these peaks, and even some of the homeowners who own the land don’t realize their lofty status.—
Nicolas Rivero,
Miami Herald,
26 Jan. 2025
Verb
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In this paper, Claudia Goldin, the 2023 winner of the Nobel Prize in economic sciences, offers a new theory to help explain why (listen to The Indicator's conversation with her back in 2021).—
Greg Rosalsky,
NPR,
28 Jan. 2025
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That tells me that these voters are listening to a lot of Muni Long, and points toward some recognition for her full-length.—
Justin Curto,
Vulture,
28 Jan. 2025
Verb
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She's seen parents lose mirrors on their cars from the doubling up and driving half off the road.—
Andy Humbles,
The Tennessean,
3 Feb. 2025
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Shein and Temu icons are seen displayed on a phone screen in this illustration photo taken in Krakow, Poland on August 27, 2024.—
Annie Palmer,
CNBC,
3 Feb. 2025
Verb
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This refuge provided temporary shelter until it was discovered in 1942.—
Natalia Romik / Madę by History,
TIME,
27 Jan. 2025
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Let our people plant corn that was discovered in Colombia and feed the world.—
Joel Thayer,
Newsweek,
27 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Really humble, looking to do extra, looking to learn from players, from coaches, eager to get better.—
Eduardo A. Encina,
Orlando Sentinel,
5 Feb. 2025
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Actors who have worked with Kelce describe him as eager to learn and a pleasure to be around on set – something that might sound very familiar to his football coaches over his career.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN,
5 Feb. 2025
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In addition, district officials have found that attendance has improved for both students and staff with a four-day week.—
Amy Wilde,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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After two and four months the researchers checked back in and found evidence of successful teeth growth in around 50% of the pigs.—
Mack DeGeurin,
Popular Science,
7 Feb. 2025
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“Hear.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hear. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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