as in audible
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1
as in realized
to come to an awareness of
I heard your sister is home from the hospital
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2
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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The member will deactivate audible and visual emergency warning equipment (emergency lights and sirens), resume a safe speed and comply with all traffic laws.—
Katie Moore,
Kansas City Star,
7 Apr. 2025
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If the sky becomes menacing and thunder becomes audible, seek out a safe place to seek shelter.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Apr. 2025
Verb
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But as Sophie Turner began appearing in movies and TV shows outside of the Song of Ice and Fire universe, the world quickly realized that the lady has real range.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Glamour,
31 Dec. 2024
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The sooner that is realized, the easier all paths become.—
Paige Francis,
Forbes,
31 Dec. 2024
Verb
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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 family and the detectives listened to them.—
KFOX Staff,
Baltimore Sun,
25 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Mostly, though, Death of a Unicorn just feels like exhausting, enforced fun: its plot goes everywhere all at once for no discernible reason.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
28 Mar. 2025
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But with that came a discernible shift in the firm’s culture, and in the balance of power between the corporate and litigation departments.—
Ruth Marcus,
New Yorker,
27 Mar. 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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The picture, discovered by WMAR-2 reporter Elizabeth Worthington at Vito's Pizza in Baltimore City, depicts Mangione in holy robes with a golden halo, resembling depictions of Jesus Christ.—
Hannah Parry,
Newsweek,
24 Dec. 2024
Verb
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In Han Kang’s latest novel, a character saws off the tips of two of her fingers in a woodworking accident.—
Victoria Kim,
New York Times,
21 Jan. 2025
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Bentley and cinematographer Adolpho Veloso also plunge audiences into the tactile particulars and handcraft of logging, Robert sawing away with numb determination while he’s forced once again to be far away from his wife and child.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
26 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The hum of an air conditioner on the wall is the only perceptible sound inside the witness room, where a curtain covers a large pane-glass window that separates us in the gallery from the death chamber.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Apr. 2025
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This is because oxygen levels are not directly perceptible to the brain.—
Jenny Lehmann,
Discover Magazine,
25 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Brittany Luse is joined by writer and journalist Ana Marie Cox to get into how people are disentangling alcohol from their lives, and the lessons she's learned as a recovering alcoholic.—
Veralyn Williams,
NPR,
6 Jan. 2025
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Rather, think of inspiration as a set of concrete actions and behaviors that can be learned, practiced, and applied to day-to-day interactions in simple ways.—
Elizabeth Freedman,
Forbes,
6 Jan. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Heard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heard. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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