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Synonyms for earshot

One audited sense, one true synonym, and three words that come close enough to cost you the rung.

Tier 4, High Camp · 1 sense · noun · Reason line included

The sensenounTier 4, High CampPlaces

the range within which a voice can be heard

The children were told to stay within earshot.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

hearing

Same sentence, swapped: The children were told to stay within hearing.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for earshot as it is used in the sentence above.

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footholdnounbeachheadan initial accomplishment that opens the way for further developmentsHigh Camp2 senses domainnounlandterritory over which rule or control is exercisedTreeline endnounlastthe final stage or concluding parts of an event or occurrenceFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line strengthenverbfortifymake strong or strongerHigh CampHas a reason line stressedadjectiveaccentedbearing a stress or accentHigh CampHas a reason line stretchverbextendextend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire bodyTreeline2 sensesHas a reason line stringentadjectivetightdemanding strict attention to rules and proceduresHigh Camp stubverb, nounextinguishextinguish by crushingRidgeline2 senses

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