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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
The country’s attorney general took over the case from the police and dropped the charges after bringing forward the matter due to be heard in January.
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Reuters, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
That's because Michigan law gives the sick and weak the right to be heard at the ballot box, right up to the last minute.
—Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press, 5 Nov. 2024
TikTok users were able to hear the groom, standing before his bride and her bridal party of 12 bridesmaids, delivering a profound and moving declaration of love.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
After hearing the gunshot, the officer began shooting at the man, striking him with a non-life-threatening gunshot wound, state police said.
—Noe Padilla, The Indianapolis Star, 28 Oct. 2024
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Reuters, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
That's because Michigan law gives the sick and weak the right to be heard at the ballot box, right up to the last minute.
—Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press, 5 Nov. 2024
TikTok users were able to hear the groom, standing before his bride and her bridal party of 12 bridesmaids, delivering a profound and moving declaration of love.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
After hearing the gunshot, the officer began shooting at the man, striking him with a non-life-threatening gunshot wound, state police said.
—Noe Padilla, The Indianapolis Star, 28 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hear
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Quickly, the women realize they’ve been lied to, thanks to a blueberry candle, and are forced into Mr. Reed’s tense musings and sadistic games for a chance to escape.Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
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After a sweeping electoral victory and Republicans claiming likely majorities in both the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate, Trump appears emboldened to push aggressively to realize that agenda.Ethan Varian, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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And listen to archery coach John Dudley on other ways to beat buck fever.Michael Hanback, Outdoor Life, 7 Nov. 2024
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People listen to Harris give her concession speech Wednesday at Howard University.Elizabeth Chuck, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
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That’s not enough of the planet’s circumference to see the horizon line begin to show off its curve.Discover Magazine, Discover Magazine, 15 Nov. 2024
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There were moments of vulnerability never seen from him before.Troy Renck, The Denver Post, 15 Nov. 2024
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The phenomenon was discovered in the early 1900s among residents of Colorado Springs, Colorado.Erika Edwards, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
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The remains of the town were initially discovered in 1599 and by the 19th Century, scientists began to uncover the remains and preserved several in plaster.Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 7 Nov. 2024
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The craftsperson who did the work on her kitchen learned how to make Mexican pool tiles into mosaics for the primary bathroom.Wendy Goodman, Curbed, 19 Nov. 2024
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The character was introduced just to learn from John, rather than to teach him anything or affect him in any deep way.Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 18 Nov. 2024
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The worst bosses, by this math, were found in Mississippi, then Georgia, Louisiana, West Virginia, and Idaho.Jonathan Lansner, Orange County Register, 20 Nov. 2024
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Inside, find walls outfitted with reclaimed cypress panels and accents of black marble.Melinda Sheckells, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Nov. 2024
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“Hear.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hear. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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