as in hearing
range of hearing babysitters should remain within earshot of young children

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Recent Examples of earshot Reef House Elevated above the sand and in earshot of the waves, Reef House at Rosewood Little Dix Bay offers a fresh farm-to-table dining experience that is singular in Virgin Gorda. Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 22 Dec. 2024 Tom Selleck, Donnie Wahlberg, and more write alternate endings for their Blue Bloods characters In perhaps the stupidest decision of the episode, another cop approaches the room and announces, within earshot of Janko, that Badillo's shooter is on the same floor of the hospital. Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 14 Dec. 2024 Dávila, the conquistador of present-day northern Colombia, once read it out of earshot of a village just before launching a surprise attack. Diego Javier Luis, The Conversation, 2 Oct. 2024 Her boisterous mom told anyone within earshot why Rodriguez should be the next honorary mayor of Wilmington. Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for earshot 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for earshot
Noun
  • Both sets of lawyers were circumspect outside following this morning’s hearing.
    Dominic Patten, Deadline, 3 Feb. 2025
  • Additional pre-trial hearings will occur in the coming months.
    Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 3 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Ahead of his confirmation hearing, articles about the sound of his voice and his spasmodic dysphonia have been in the news.
    Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
  • Boom Supersonic hit a milestone yesterday when its XB-1 experimental jet passed Mach 1.0, the speed of sound, on its way to Mach 1.122 or 860.87 mph.
    Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 29 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • More than 5 miles of nature trails are within walking distance.
    Janice Phelan, Kansas City Star, 29 Jan. 2025
  • The proposal for affordable homes would be located at 1655 Berryessa Road in San Jose, a short distance from the Berryessa BART station.
    George Avalos, The Mercury News, 28 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • As President Donald Trump hands out paradigm-shifting executive orders, Brave New World offers up Harrison Ford as a power-mad U.S. president who turns into Red Hulk, wrecking everything in sight.
    James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Jan. 2025
  • The degree of care that went into the documentary aspects of the six hours matched the flawless way in which 27 acts proceeded one another on stage with nary a lull or snafu in sight.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 31 Jan. 2025

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“Earshot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/earshot. Accessed 11 Feb. 2025.

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