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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
Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 27 Sep. 2025
That involved the special forces paying due heed to Indigenous cosmology which suggested a malign shapeshifting being known as a duende was conspiring to hide the children from their would-be rescuers.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 28 Aug. 2025
Natalia Aristizabal, New York Daily News, 7 Jan. 2026
Stay informed about weather conditions and heed advice from local authorities to make your journey safe and sound.
—Bay Area Weather Report, Mercury News, 6 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for heed
Noun
The gesture at the time might have seemed wonky, paid little heed by cultural critics or entertainment executives.
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Immigrants and working-class people are the lifeblood of our state, but our leaders have failed to heed our calls to enact necessary policies that ensure that everyone, regardless of immigration status, has the opportunity to flourish.
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The bill passed in June without media attention, while bombs were dropping on Iran.—
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But Vanderbilt, as attention, pressure and fatigue rise on a pursuit no one outside its camp expected, is essentially two teams with two games left in the 2025 regular season.—
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But the care and keeping of me?—
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Any infants experiencing symptoms should have their care provider contacted immediately.—
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Playing Queen Charlotte brought her presence back to film following the height of her television fame with Prime Suspect.—
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Our job is to find the right level that's fair, that creates the right type of precedent that people can follow after.—
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Delhomme’s answer, by turns humorous and insightful, is worth listening to.—
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In an interview with Cosmopolitan, Duff revealed that her then-3-year-old daughter loved to listen to her album Breathe In.—
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Instead of prioritizing cinematic aerial footage, the company designed its latest platform around immersion, situational awareness, and pilot control.—
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In 2024, Patrick's widow Lisa Niemi Swayze teamed up with leading non profit Pancreatic Cancer Action Network to help raise awareness of the disease and increase funding for research.—
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Just as essential a consideration as carefulness for committee members, though, is speed.—
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Citizens Utility Board expressed outrage at the request, noting the increase would push the utility's total rate increases to more than $1 billion in less than a decade.—
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Deputies found Carter deceased on the scene, noting that no foul play was suspected.—
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Nine protesters were arrested and charged with various crimes, including failure to obey police, resisting arrest without violence, wearing a hood or mask on public property, trespassing and felony battery.—
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Does your child obey rules and make good decisions?—
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“Heed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heed. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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