as in audible
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as in realized
to come to an awareness of
I heard your sister is home from the hospital
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as in listened
to pay attention especially through the act of hearing
at least hear what I have to say before you start disagreeing
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Recent Examples of heard
Ashley Hume, Fox News, 26 Dec. 2024
This is what The Athletic has heard about Chelsea’s plans for January so far.
—Simon Johnson, The Athletic, 26 Dec. 2024
Explosions were also heard in Dnipro, Kremenchuk, Kryvyi Rih, and Ivano-Frankivsk, Kyiv Independent reported.
—Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 25 Dec. 2024
In a video posted to Kendall's sister Kim Kardashian's story, the SKIMS mogul can be heard asking to take one of the bottles of 818 as a parting gift.
—Catherine Santino, People.com, 25 Dec. 2024
The attack included ballistic missiles, the station added, with several explosions heard thundering across the city.
—Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 25 Dec. 2024
When reached by The Enquirer Monday evening, Jeffreys had not yet heard ODOT had made the same suggestion.
—Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 24 Dec. 2024
The revelation that the grand jury has heard more testimony in recent weeks suggests prosecutors are still pursuing new evidence.
—Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 24 Dec. 2024
That very night, British troops heard Germans singing carols and saw decorations poking up from the opposite trenches.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
Verb
Fox News Digital obtained shocking audio between Cyrus and his estranged wife where the country crooner is heard berating his Australian ex and using profane language.
—Ashley Hume, Fox News, 26 Dec. 2024
This is what The Athletic has heard about Chelsea’s plans for January so far.
—Simon Johnson, The Athletic, 26 Dec. 2024
Explosions were also heard in Dnipro, Kremenchuk, Kryvyi Rih, and Ivano-Frankivsk, Kyiv Independent reported.
—Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 25 Dec. 2024
In a video posted to Kendall's sister Kim Kardashian's story, the SKIMS mogul can be heard asking to take one of the bottles of 818 as a parting gift.
—Catherine Santino, People.com, 25 Dec. 2024
The attack included ballistic missiles, the station added, with several explosions heard thundering across the city.
—Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 25 Dec. 2024
When reached by The Enquirer Monday evening, Jeffreys had not yet heard ODOT had made the same suggestion.
—Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 24 Dec. 2024
The revelation that the grand jury has heard more testimony in recent weeks suggests prosecutors are still pursuing new evidence.
—Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 24 Dec. 2024
That very night, British troops heard Germans singing carols and saw decorations poking up from the opposite trenches.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for heard
Adjective
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Air raid sirens blared in the background, and the only other audible noise was the terrified whimpers of the person holding the camera.Vox Staff, Vox, 10 Jan. 2025
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Pam, meanwhile, left the room to cry, which was fully audible to viewers watching at home.Victoria Edel, People.com, 8 Jan. 2025
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The players soon realized Panagoulias might be the wrong leader.Pablo Maurer, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
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The team realized that this is how mobula rays are such successful filter feeders.Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 31 Dec. 2024
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Arabic-speaking soldiers then listened to these calls to determine whether a wanted militant had been found.Patrick Kingsley, New York Times, 26 Dec. 2024
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The detectives then listened to the recording the kidnappers left in the bedroom.KFOX Staff, Baltimore Sun, 25 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Both movies feature a killer clown, but while Joaquin Phoenix’s grinning menace suffers from delusions of grandeur and an unspecified mental illness, the hideous ghoul from hell in Terrifier known as Art hacks away at his victims with no discernible motivation beyond the grisly acts themselves.Eric Kohn, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Jan. 2025
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The next six months will tell us whether that proves to be prudent or a discernible weakness that was not addressed at the opportune moment.Jordan Campbell, The Athletic, 2 Jan. 2025
Verb
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But once the job became a reality, Williams discovered the job was unsustainable.Alysa Guffey, The Indianapolis Star, 24 Dec. 2024
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Biologist Hugh Gabriel discovered a new species of frog in Madagascar that spend their entire lives in trees in the rainforest and have a lifestyle unique for frogs.Brittney Melton, NPR, 24 Dec. 2024
Verb
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Weather Wind and rain are not your friends when sawing.Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Oct. 2024
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But my green thumb ached as workers sawed down the tree, took away everything — trunk, twigs, leaves, fruit, roots — in biohazard bags and tagged the remaining trees with a bill of clean health.Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Those in-the-moment progressions can feel tiny and barely perceptible from one session to the next.Cindy Kuzma, SELF, 16 Jan. 2025
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Like Farrow’s, Stone’s cut is no longer than an inch on the sides, with slightly longer sections at the top allowing for a barely perceptible part.Ashley Davis, WWD, 6 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Berry said the team only learned about Watson’s new medical situation during player exit meetings on Sunday after the team lost its final regular-season game against the Baltimore Ravens on Saturday.Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 6 Jan. 2025
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For the Bears’ sake, he’s hopefully learned from any mistakes in Miami and has been open about Tua Tagovailoa’s criticism.Kevin Fishbain, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
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“Heard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heard. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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