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Recent Examples of listens
And that’s if your stepson listens to you.
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James Parker, The Atlantic, 21 Oct. 2025
The staff of Pitchfork listens to a lot of new music.
—Pitchfork, 20 Oct. 2025
These days, Fox listens to his body each morning before deciding what to do.
—Eric Andersson, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025
Unlike some entrepreneurs who take private equity investment, and then ignore the men and women in suits, Beckham listens to Belhassen.
—Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2025
In the community organizer who listens, convenes, and builds trust.
—Jessica Coacci, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2025
Money speaks, the land listens, where the Anarchist skulked, where the horsethief plied his trade, we fishers of Americans will cast our nets of perfect ten-acre mesh, leveled and varmint-proofed, ready to build on.
—Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2025
There is no greater turn on than a partner who listens and adapts.
—Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 7 Oct. 2025
Aesha and Max keep calling his name over the radio while Nathan supposedly listens without checking on the delay.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 7 Oct. 2025
James Parker, The Atlantic, 21 Oct. 2025
The staff of Pitchfork listens to a lot of new music.
—Pitchfork, 20 Oct. 2025
These days, Fox listens to his body each morning before deciding what to do.
—Eric Andersson, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025
Unlike some entrepreneurs who take private equity investment, and then ignore the men and women in suits, Beckham listens to Belhassen.
—Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2025
In the community organizer who listens, convenes, and builds trust.
—Jessica Coacci, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2025
Money speaks, the land listens, where the Anarchist skulked, where the horsethief plied his trade, we fishers of Americans will cast our nets of perfect ten-acre mesh, leveled and varmint-proofed, ready to build on.
—Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2025
There is no greater turn on than a partner who listens and adapts.
—Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 7 Oct. 2025
Aesha and Max keep calling his name over the radio while Nathan supposedly listens without checking on the delay.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 7 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for listens
hears
Verb
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The teen, portrayed by actress Drew Barrymore, picks up the phone and hears a deep, ominous voice on the other end.—
Kelli Skye Fadroski,
Oc Register,
22 Oct. 2025
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God hears the cries of the oppressed and calls His church to do the same.—
Ed Gaskin,
Boston Herald,
19 Oct. 2025
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“Listens.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/listens. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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