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as in attention
a state of being aware
took heed of the students' learning styles so as to prepare appropriate lessons
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as in care
strict attentiveness to what one is doing
pay heed to what you're doing with that knife while you're talking
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as in to follow
to take notice of and be guided by
if we had heeded the ranger's advice, we might not have gotten lost
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Recent Examples of heed
Katie Campione, Deadline, 17 June 2025
Companies are clearly taking heed, with some seeing a new benefit to linking themselves to Trump.
—Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 16 June 2025
Stephen Hudak, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 July 2025
The Senate's proposal heeds their call, slowing the phase-out of multiple clean energy provisions that the House had sought to eliminate more quickly.
—Savannah Kuchar, USA Today, 29 June 2025
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Noun
The scandal shook Southern California and as members of the family stood trial, the funeral industry took heed, bringing about tighter regulations and allowing for greater transparency into the business of death.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 17 June 2025
Companies are clearly taking heed, with some seeing a new benefit to linking themselves to Trump.
—Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 16 June 2025
Verb
The congregation, some of whose members live in the subdivision, heeds strict rules of the Sabbath, with many members walking to services.
—Stephen Hudak, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 July 2025
The Senate's proposal heeds their call, slowing the phase-out of multiple clean energy provisions that the House had sought to eliminate more quickly.
—Savannah Kuchar, USA Today, 29 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for heed
Noun
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Borden was eventually acquitted of the crimes, but the brutal nature of the murders attracted nationwide attention and contributed to Borden’s place in popular culture.—
Joe Otterson,
Variety,
8 July 2025
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Big races, like the Boxing Day Race, sell out quickly, and for a couple of hours, the island’s attention shifts from its relaxing beaches to the excitement of the racetrack.—
Ana Sotelo,
The Dial,
8 July 2025
Noun
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These products also have much more evidence of their usefulness in skin care.—
Health,
Health,
14 July 2025
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Congress set aside money for the programs to provide academic support, enrichment and child care to mostly low-income families.—
Bianca Vázquez Toness,
Chicago Tribune,
14 July 2025
Verb
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Microsoft followed a similar playbook with Inflection AI, bringing in CEO Mustafa Suleyman and most of his team while leaving the original company as a shell.—
Josipa Majic Predin,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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But there’s no hiding that the recent larger-scale legalization of sports betting operations and the partnerships with MLB that followed have had adverse ramifications on baseball.—
Maria Torres,
New York Times,
15 July 2025
Verb
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The staff of Pitchfork listens to a lot of new music.—
Pitchfork,
Pitchfork,
14 July 2025
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Families can also listen to short episodes of the Cow Tales Podcast and find more secret missions.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
14 July 2025
Noun
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What is indisputable, however, is that the event contributed to an awareness of global poverty and hunger, forcing world leaders to address the issues in a public way.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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His high tackle-success rate and ability to recover loose balls highlight both positional awareness and sharp instinctive timing.—
Conor O'Neill,
New York Times,
12 July 2025
Verb
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Stewart pointed out hydrangeas climbing maple trees and noted that her seven hundred and eighty peonies bloom early.—
Bob Morris,
New Yorker,
14 July 2025
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Was also noted for being a leader in the classroom.—
Andy Humbles,
The Tennessean,
14 July 2025
Verb
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Maybe a different sect says that AI is to be obeyed only if the human heading the sect has first substantiated the AI’s pronouncements.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
11 July 2025
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In mid-June, the judge found the attorney general in contempt, instructing him to provide her with biweekly updates on how the state was obeying her order blocking enforcement of the immigration law.—
Jay Weaver
July 9,
Miami Herald,
9 July 2025
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“Heed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heed. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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