listen (to)

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Verb
  • Lily followed her dreams by earning a pilot’s license.
    Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 29 May 2025
  • The attacks into Sumy follow a Kremlin directive on May 21 that the military create buffer zones inside northern Ukraine – in Sumy and Kharkiv regions.
    Tim Lister, CNN Money, 29 May 2025
Verb
  • The diplomat noted that the consulate is assisting Hondurans even without appointments and has opened on Saturdays to meet demand.
    Sonia Osorio, Miami Herald, 8 June 2025
  • Allen also noted the 1868 Hayward Fault earthquake that struck the heart of the Bay Area and killed 30 people.
    Terry Collins, USA Today, 8 June 2025
Verb
  • Life became a quest not to obey, but to understand — and to act morally out of reason, not just faith.
    Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
  • Justice Elena Kagan and Barrett pressed the government's lawyer about whether the Trump administration would obey temporary circuit rulings blocking its policies until the Supreme Court issued final decisions.
    Bart Jansen, USA Today, 18 May 2025
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“Listen (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/listen%20%28to%29. Accessed 12 Jun. 2025.

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