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
Tonya Evans, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Then David heard a shot ring out.
—Francine Uenuma, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Oct. 2024
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By offering Uber ride vouchers to pro-crypto, Democratic-leaning voters in New York, Crypto Rides ensures that voices advocating for innovation, consumer protection, and financial equity are heard at the polls.
—Tonya Evans, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Then David heard a shot ring out.
—Francine Uenuma, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for heard
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With protests outside the courthouse audible inside the courtroom, Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Maxwell Wiley instructed the jury to not listen to the words being yelled.Eric Levenson, CNN, 1 Nov. 2024
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The only music audible in the teaser is a string of eery piano notes, followed by a percussive hit at the very end.Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 22 Oct. 2024
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Also, while each capability adds value on its own, the biggest gains are realized from combining capabilities to improve processes continuously throughout their life cycles.Shoeb Javed, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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As a result, workers were left ill-prepared to benefit from the fruits of a digital economy, and businesses and economies missed out on the potential productivity gains that should have been realized.Maria Flynn, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
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Socialites who had only ever listened to Z100 and who never knew the depths of Black music were turning up to Bonecrusher and DMX or Luther Vandross and Stephanie Mills.Amy DuBois Barnett, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Oct. 2024
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For example, joggers who formerly listened to music on a Sony Walkman flocked to the iPod.Peter Cohan, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
Adjective
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There’s no discernible change on Rip’s part, no concrete effort to preserve an old way of living or build a new one.Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 11 Nov. 2024
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Not ‘falling off a cliff’ The BLS also noted that there was no discernible effect in its household survey, which generates the unemployment rate.Alicia Wallace, CNN, 1 Nov. 2024
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Researchers also have discovered a virus of fungi that appears to infect weaker strains of Bd — pathogens for the pathogen, in other words.Martin J. Kernan, Discover Magazine, 16 Nov. 2024
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An officer on patrol who saw Harnish's truck parked on Route 5 and Riverdale Street discovered their bodies.Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
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But most are satisfied with the sounds of scraping, sawing, sanding, drilling and hammering.Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
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As previously mentioned, there’s a scene in which a Weeknd gets sawed in half.Bethy Squires, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2024
Adjective
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And the songs followed this logic, molting bit by bit, year over year, the changes barely perceptible in the moment, until a full evolution had occurred.Paul A. Thompson, Pitchfork, 15 Oct. 2024
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But during ninety remarkably fast-talking minutes in New York—verbally, both candidates are speed demons—the Ohio senator J. D. Vance moved the narrative of the race in a small but perceptible way toward the Republican side.Benjamin Wallace-Wells, The New Yorker, 2 Oct. 2024
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Like any other skill, it can be learned and developed through consistent practice.Cara Heilmann, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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Variety has learned exclusively that Heidi Schreck has joined the project as writer and executive producer.Joe Otterson, Variety, 4 Oct. 2024
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“Heard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heard. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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