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
Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
North Carolina has more than its share of mythical creatures – from the Beast of Bladenboro to the Wampus Cat – so people pay attention when bizarre screams are heard in the night.
—Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 27 Apr. 2026
The filing Monday asserts that a shot was heard after Allen, who was outfitted with a shotgun, handgun and several knives, ran through a metal detector.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 27 Apr. 2026
Because Hunt knows that McCartney has heard that several times a day for 50 years, and such revelations are at minimum uninteresting and often invasive for a mega-celebrity.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
The shots were heard just as the salad course was wrapping up.
—Sophia Solano, Washington Post, 27 Apr. 2026
What’s worth more—a Picasso or a painting by a street artist no one has heard of?
—Magnus Resch, ARTnews.com, 27 Apr. 2026
If the sky turns ominous and thunder can be heard, find a secure place for shelter.
—Kansas City Star Weather Bot, Kansas City Star, 27 Apr. 2026
But the pregame boos McCollum heard Monday were nothing compared to what the Garden crowd later showered him with after a third-quarter spat with Jose Alvarado.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 21 Apr. 2026
Verb
The two men were too far away to be heard by reporters, and television cameras did not pick up the audio.
—Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
North Carolina has more than its share of mythical creatures – from the Beast of Bladenboro to the Wampus Cat – so people pay attention when bizarre screams are heard in the night.
—Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 27 Apr. 2026
The filing Monday asserts that a shot was heard after Allen, who was outfitted with a shotgun, handgun and several knives, ran through a metal detector.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 27 Apr. 2026
Because Hunt knows that McCartney has heard that several times a day for 50 years, and such revelations are at minimum uninteresting and often invasive for a mega-celebrity.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
The shots were heard just as the salad course was wrapping up.
—Sophia Solano, Washington Post, 27 Apr. 2026
What’s worth more—a Picasso or a painting by a street artist no one has heard of?
—Magnus Resch, ARTnews.com, 27 Apr. 2026
If the sky turns ominous and thunder can be heard, find a secure place for shelter.
—Kansas City Star Weather Bot, Kansas City Star, 27 Apr. 2026
But the pregame boos McCollum heard Monday were nothing compared to what the Garden crowd later showered him with after a third-quarter spat with Jose Alvarado.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 21 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for heard
Adjective
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If the sky becomes menacing and thunder becomes audible, seek out a safe place to seek shelter.—
KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT,
Kansas City Star,
27 Apr. 2026
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There's additionally a high-decibel emergency alarm that emits audible and visual alerts.—
Shirl Leigh
April 23,
New Atlas,
23 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Whatever the issue’s current valence among the electorate, that so many high-ranking Democrats have taken it up hints at a profound, if not yet fully realized, break with the Party’s politics dating back to that escalator ride, and perhaps further still.—
Jon Allsop,
New Yorker,
24 Apr. 2026
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But then the estate realized that the decades-old settlement with the accuser forbade any party from depicting that situation for commercial purposes.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
24 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Through most of this discussion, Steinem listened.—
Emma Hinchliffe,
Fortune,
24 Apr. 2026
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Monique Smith is a victim advocate who listened to the testimony.—
Mike Hellgren,
CBS News,
23 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The painting, like other abstract works, tells no discernible story.—
Luis Parrales,
The Atlantic,
28 Apr. 2026
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Only in a few of the paintings is the mark clearly discernible as the crooked branch of a tree.—
Ben Davis,
The New York Review of Books,
25 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Buckingham Palace announced in February 2024 that Charles had a form of cancer, discovered after a corrective procedure for an enlarged prostate.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
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Kermalli said patients who recently discovered a tick and are presenting symptoms can have their blood tested with results delivered in about an hour.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
27 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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An airport offers, if not exactly an equitable experience (there are Clear lines, lounge archipelagos), then at least a perceptible simulacrum of equality, in that everyone rides the same people movers past the same Cinnabons.—
Benjamin Wallace-Wells,
New Yorker,
29 Mar. 2026
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Instead, there was a perceptible rise in militant attacks within Pakistan, accompanied by Kabul’s reluctance or inability to decisively act against Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan.—
Rabia Akhtar,
The Conversation,
20 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Moving a blade back and forth to try to saw biscuits apart will make their layers stick (and ruin the rise).—
Ella Quittner,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
20 Mar. 2026
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Ruggeri says that, in comparison to saw palmetto, which gets far more attention.—
Adam Hurly,
Robb Report,
19 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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At the busy lobby bar, those attending the function are easily distinguishable by their tuxedos and ball gowns from hotel guests in their Saturday-night duds.—
Shane Harris,
The Atlantic,
27 Apr. 2026
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Up front, the gunshots were not immediately distinguishable in the cacophony.—
Calvin Woodward,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Heard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heard. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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