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as in attention
a state of being aware
took heed of the students' learning styles so as to prepare appropriate lessons
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as in care
strict attentiveness to what one is doing
pay heed to what you're doing with that knife while you're talking
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as in to follow
to take notice of and be guided by
if we had heeded the ranger's advice, we might not have gotten lost
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Recent Examples of heed
Seth Emerson, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2026
Mohan even deployed his quiet charm in meetings with Emmy voters to persuade them to pay more heed to YouTube’s stars.
—Belinda Luscombe, Time, 4 Dec. 2025
JosÉ Luis Villegas, Sacbee.com, 3 Mar. 2026
But still, her instructions were never really fully heeded, and the best dressers always took some risks.
—Esther Zuckerman, Vanity Fair, 3 Mar. 2026
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Noun
The rest of the conference should take heed.
—Seth Emerson, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2026
Mohan even deployed his quiet charm in meetings with Emmy voters to persuade them to pay more heed to YouTube’s stars.
—Belinda Luscombe, Time, 4 Dec. 2025
Verb
None of the remaining six Democratic candidates, who each polled at 5% or less, appeared willing to heed the calls to step aside.
—JosÉ Luis Villegas, Sacbee.com, 3 Mar. 2026
But still, her instructions were never really fully heeded, and the best dressers always took some risks.
—Esther Zuckerman, Vanity Fair, 3 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for heed
Recent Examples of Synonyms for heed
Noun
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The purpose of an early debate is to help Californians evaluate a still-developing field, not to let academics and media sponsors freeze the race before most people start paying attention.—
Matt Klink,
Oc Register,
17 Mar. 2026
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Your careful attention to detail turns tension into workable plans without drama.—
Tarot.com,
Baltimore Sun,
17 Mar. 2026
Noun
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For example, individual filers can receive up to $994, couples filing jointly can receive $1,491, and those providing essential care to SSI recipients can receive up to $498.—
Asher Notheis,
The Washington Examiner,
17 Mar. 2026
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While state lawmakers have passed nearly 50 new laws aimed at improving youth mental health, Colorado Health Institute found 44% of kids who needed care last year didn't get it due to a lack of money or insurance.—
Shaun Boyd,
CBS News,
17 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Carlos Barria | Reuters Chinese artificial intelligence stocks surged Wednesday following upbeat comments from Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang on the promise of AI agents and OpenClaw.—
Lee Ying Shan,Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
18 Mar. 2026
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In heavily Democratic Illinois, where the last Republican elected to the Senate was Mark Kirk in 2010 and the GOP’s last statewide victory came in 2014, the Democratic nominee is the prohibitive favorite in November to replace Durbin following a 30-year tenure in the Senate.—
Dan Petrella,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Unlike the city’s past listening sessions under Laesch, Mullins wants those contributing the cultural plan to be targeted towards specific groups within the city, such as visual artists, performing artists, downtown businesses, different cultural groups and creative organizations.—
R. Christian Smith,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Mar. 2026
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Seeing my child sit with a senior, listen to their stories, and really engage was incredibly meaningful.—
News Release,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Imaging, detection, and environmental monitoring tools The technology is particularly important for situational awareness in environments where human monitoring alone is insufficient due to scale, complexity, or safety risks.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Mar. 2026
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The purchase for an undisclosed sum is meant to boost Anduril’s capabilities in space domain awareness, battle management and fire control.—
Iris Kwok,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Organizations can benefit by valuing carefulness and concentration not as an obligation, but as a fundamental pillar of success.—
Heather V. MacArthur,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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Just as essential a consideration as carefulness for committee members, though, is speed.—
Chris Stirewalt,
The Hill,
26 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Government officials noted the island’s drift away from Confucian values.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Mar. 2026
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Some 80 oil and gas tankers a day typically traversed the Strait of Hormuz before the war, The New York Times noted.—
Tom Chivers,
semafor.com,
13 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The office also encouraged drivers to be alert for impaired walkers who may not obey street signs.—
Aurora Beacon-News,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Mar. 2026
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Police cited the driver believed to be responsible for the crash for failure to obey a traffic control device.—
Christopher Harris,
CBS News,
12 Mar. 2026
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“Heed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heed. Accessed 19 Mar. 2026.
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