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as in realizes
to come to an awareness of
I heard your sister is home from the hospital
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Recent Examples of hears
If Bell grants the stay, the injunction would be sidelined until the Fourth Circuit hears NASCAR’s appeal.
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Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 23 Dec. 2024
All that readers know about the reality of the story is what the main character sees, feels, hears, and thinks about.
—Christian Holub, EW.com, 20 Dec. 2024
Deadline hears Firebrand was initially in talks with UTA and CAA about leading sales, but after Desert Road premiered at SXSW to strong reviews, decided to distribute the film itself.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 18 Dec. 2024
In Islamic tradition, the father of a newborn is expected to recite the adhan, or call to prayer, in his child’s right ear, so that the first sounds the baby hears upon entering this world are exaltations of God’s supremacy, setting them on a path of grace and virtue.
—Taran Dugal, Rolling Stone, 16 Dec. 2024
Under the recommendation, the state would add 23 circuit judges, 25 county judges and two judges on the 6th District Court of Appeal, which is based in Lakeland and hears cases in parts of Central Florida and Southwest Florida.
—Jim Saunders, Orlando Sentinel, 13 Dec. 2024
The 2nd District court hears cases from areas such as Hillsborough, Pinellas and Sarasota counties.
—Jim Saunders, Orlando Sentinel, 13 Dec. 2024
The Dish hears Joseph Quinn is the choice to play George Harrison in one of the quartet of movies that Sam Mendes will direct on each iconic Mop Topper.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 12 Dec. 2024
Today, the Supreme Court hears its second major case on transgender rights, a challenge to a Tennessee law that prohibits some medical treatments for transgender youths (The New York Times).
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 4 Dec. 2024
Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 23 Dec. 2024
All that readers know about the reality of the story is what the main character sees, feels, hears, and thinks about.
—Christian Holub, EW.com, 20 Dec. 2024
Deadline hears Firebrand was initially in talks with UTA and CAA about leading sales, but after Desert Road premiered at SXSW to strong reviews, decided to distribute the film itself.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 18 Dec. 2024
In Islamic tradition, the father of a newborn is expected to recite the adhan, or call to prayer, in his child’s right ear, so that the first sounds the baby hears upon entering this world are exaltations of God’s supremacy, setting them on a path of grace and virtue.
—Taran Dugal, Rolling Stone, 16 Dec. 2024
Under the recommendation, the state would add 23 circuit judges, 25 county judges and two judges on the 6th District Court of Appeal, which is based in Lakeland and hears cases in parts of Central Florida and Southwest Florida.
—Jim Saunders, Orlando Sentinel, 13 Dec. 2024
The 2nd District court hears cases from areas such as Hillsborough, Pinellas and Sarasota counties.
—Jim Saunders, Orlando Sentinel, 13 Dec. 2024
The Dish hears Joseph Quinn is the choice to play George Harrison in one of the quartet of movies that Sam Mendes will direct on each iconic Mop Topper.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 12 Dec. 2024
Today, the Supreme Court hears its second major case on transgender rights, a challenge to a Tennessee law that prohibits some medical treatments for transgender youths (The New York Times).
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 4 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hears
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From the perspective of sentiment, this is the part of the trend where everyone realizes at once the direction of the trend.Beth Kindig, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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And in this episode, Maddie finally realizes it, too.Erin Strecker, IndieWire, 23 Dec. 2024
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Among the 456 players, Gi-Hun discovers one is his childhood friend Sang-woo (Park Hae-soo).Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
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Meanwhile, Jun-ho infiltrates the facility and discovers the Front Man is his brother In-ho (Lee Byung-hun), a former winner of the games and now its most zealous convert.Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
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Nobody sees Santa Claus, but that is no sign that there is no Santa Claus.Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
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And in fact, the IEA’s own medium-term forecast, out to 2030, suggests that oil demand will rise by 3 million barrels per day (mb/d) by 2030, versus the Stated Policies scenario in the latest World Energy Outlook, which sees 2030 oil demand as virtually unchanged from 2023.Michael Lynch, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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Yet as the story unfolds, Scrooge himself learns the profound value of a pause through his transformative journey with the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Yet to Come.Scott Hutcheson, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
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Our reporter is the first person to visit the camp and learns what the future of the residents looks like now that the regime has fallen.Greg Dixon, NPR, 23 Dec. 2024
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“Hears.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hears. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.
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