as in hearing
range of hearing babysitters should remain within earshot of young children

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Recent Examples of earshot The heated exchange, which reportedly occurred within earshot of President Donald Trump and other administration officials, highlighted ongoing friction within Trump's economic team, particularly over control of the Internal Revenue Service. Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025 Dana rushes to draw Mel’s blood, while also ordering every doctor and nurse within earshot who’s a universal donor to get in line behind Mel. Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 21 Mar. 2025 Common to woodlands, scrublands, savanna and villages across most of East Africa, they can be found in small flocks, usually making a variety of noisy scolds and shrieks at anyone within earshot. Matt Kracht, People.com, 11 Mar. 2025 Following the TVLine Spotlight conversation, with the cameras off and the crowd out of earshot, TVLine invited McClarnon to freely elaborate on the very special cameos. Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 9 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for earshot
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Noun
  • At the next hearing, the minor, now with the support of legal counsel, revealed to the judge he had been trafficked to the United States.
    Nicol León, AZCentral.com, 22 July 2025
  • At the hearing in the U.S. District Court in Boston, Judge Allison D. Burroughs appeared to push back on that argument, asking the administration's lawyer about the relationship between cancer research and combating antisemitism.
    Elissa Nadworny, NPR, 21 July 2025
Noun
  • The other Emmy nominations for The Last of Us include best production design, casting, picture editing, contemporary makeup, prosthetic makeup, music supervision, nonfiction short (for a making-of documentary), sound editing, sound mixing and special visual effects.
    James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 15 July 2025
  • That sound helps to accentuate the N e-Shift system, which simulates virtual gears.
    Tim Stevens, ArsTechnica, 14 July 2025
Noun
  • Bears like to keep their distance from groups of people.
    Mike Stunson July 14, Kansas City Star, 14 July 2025
  • Šefčovič reiterated on Monday his belief that a deal had been within touching distance before Trump’s latest tariff salvo.
    Anna Cooban, CNN Money, 14 July 2025
Noun
  • Conrad may have been out of sight and out of mind for Belly, but as another summer in Cousins approaches, her first love slowly starts to come back.
    Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025
  • The sight of its famous red masthead enclosing a scowling image of India’s leader produced a visceral reaction within the country.
    Aatish Taseer, Time, 15 July 2025

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“Earshot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/earshot. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.

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