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Recent Examples of listens
Our son listens quietly, absorbing this history.
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Literary Hub, 11 Feb. 2026
The boyfriend’s really sexy and loving and listens, and the husband’s really stable and good with the kids.
—Daisy Jones, Vogue, 10 Feb. 2026
The staff of Pitchfork listens to a lot of new music.
—Pitchfork, 3 Feb. 2026
Thecla listens intently while sitting in her home by the window.
—Christy Cobb, The Conversation, 16 Jan. 2026
So when Paul speaks on the Los Angeles Lakers, the public listens.
—Jason Jones, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2026
Historically, when the bazaar moves, the country listens.
—Pegah Banihashemi, Chicago Tribune, 13 Jan. 2026
The company has more than 120M annual listens across 45 shows and works with companies including Disney, Netflix, Toyota, Hasbro, Paramount, and Penguin Random House.
—Peter White, Deadline, 13 Jan. 2026
George Conrades, then chairman and CEO of Akamai Technologies, listens during a meeting of the National Infrastructure Advisory Council in Washington on April 13, 2004.
—Jordan Novet, CNBC, 9 Jan. 2026
Literary Hub, 11 Feb. 2026
The boyfriend’s really sexy and loving and listens, and the husband’s really stable and good with the kids.
—Daisy Jones, Vogue, 10 Feb. 2026
The staff of Pitchfork listens to a lot of new music.
—Pitchfork, 3 Feb. 2026
Thecla listens intently while sitting in her home by the window.
—Christy Cobb, The Conversation, 16 Jan. 2026
So when Paul speaks on the Los Angeles Lakers, the public listens.
—Jason Jones, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2026
Historically, when the bazaar moves, the country listens.
—Pegah Banihashemi, Chicago Tribune, 13 Jan. 2026
The company has more than 120M annual listens across 45 shows and works with companies including Disney, Netflix, Toyota, Hasbro, Paramount, and Penguin Random House.
—Peter White, Deadline, 13 Jan. 2026
George Conrades, then chairman and CEO of Akamai Technologies, listens during a meeting of the National Infrastructure Advisory Council in Washington on April 13, 2004.
—Jordan Novet, CNBC, 9 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for listens
hears
Verb
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Nevertheless, the Heat hears the angry fan and understands.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
10 Feb. 2026
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Yet the public rarely hears this context.—
Carol L. Harris,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 Feb. 2026
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“Listens.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/listens. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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