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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
Philip Ball, WIRED, 21 July 2024
A couple of its salespeople, both perennial top performers, obviously paid no heed to the teamwork mantra because they were rewarded on their individual performance.
—Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
Laura Schulte, Journal Sentinel, 25 Oct. 2024
Sure, but this is another bit of evidence on the pile of moments of Kate making judgment calls that can be seen as using the tools at her disposal or as devil-may-care failures to heed guidance from others.
—Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2024
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Noun
Just as the software of your laptop runs without having to keep track of all the microscale information about the electrons in the computer circuitry, so emergent phenomena are governed by macroscale rules that seem self-contained, without heed to what the component parts are doing.
—Philip Ball, WIRED, 21 July 2024
A couple of its salespeople, both perennial top performers, obviously paid no heed to the teamwork mantra because they were rewarded on their individual performance.
—Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
Verb
Still, other prominent Republican Trump critics have declined to heed Cheney's pitch to go further than not voting for Trump but to cast a ballot for Harris, including former U.S. Rep. Reid Ribble and former Speaker Paul Ryan.
—Laura Schulte, Journal Sentinel, 25 Oct. 2024
Sure, but this is another bit of evidence on the pile of moments of Kate making judgment calls that can be seen as using the tools at her disposal or as devil-may-care failures to heed guidance from others.
—Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for heed
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Quarterback Fernando Mendoza promised the Bears will quickly turn their attention to Stanford.Jeff Faraudo, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
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The complaints about the lack of attention to requests from Latino residents and accusations of discrimination will also go to the trial, the judge said.Albinson Linares, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
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Zoo veterinary and animal care staff humanely euthanized Mac on Tuesday.Drake Bentley, Journal Sentinel, 21 Nov. 2024
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With intention and care, security and privacy are achievable at scale, anywhere.Sean McElroy, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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In terms of color, Stiles doesn’t follow any hard and fast rules for mature clients.Jenny Berg, Vogue, 23 Nov. 2024
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The film follows two part-tribal sisters trained as servants by an English madame on a Himalayan colonial estate.Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 23 Nov. 2024
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And listen to your body—know your limits and be cautious especially when facing the extremes of weather.Katia Hetter, CNN, 21 Nov. 2024
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My parents listened, believed, and invested in my dream to create an international university for the arts.IndieWire Staff, IndieWire, 20 Nov. 2024
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By addressing the upfront cost barrier, improving public awareness of energy-efficient technologies like heat pumps, and providing stronger financial incentives, BEPS could become a crucial tool for driving building decarbonization.Ali Hoss, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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Occasionally, a brand would attempt to introduce darker shades, but these efforts often fell short due to limited marketing and awareness, leading to their inevitable discontinuation.Danielle James, Vogue, 21 Nov. 2024
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The representatives noted that the owner had full intentions to work with the city to conform to the community’s needs.Rachel Royster, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
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The pair did not comment beyond the release but noted an arraignment has been set for noon Monday.Lucas Aulbach, The Courier-Journal, 22 Nov. 2024
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The author promptly obeyed and took it down, employees say.Paresh Dave, WIRED, 30 Oct. 2024
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Pence did an important thing, obeying the Constitution rather than Trump.Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Heed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heed. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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