Thesaurus results for LISTEN IN

listen in (on)

verb

Definition of listen in (on)

as in to eavesdrop (on)

to listen to (another in private conversation) it's not polite to listen in on other people's private conversations

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Was hearing Roland Hayes and, in time, other inspiring artists sing Schubert, Brahms, and Schumann songs like being beckoned by a musical brook to trust her instincts and follow its unlikely path?

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2026
Lyle and Erik Menendez have been granted an early parole hearing for March 2027, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation records show.

— Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of hear

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There’s a lot of things that’ll have to be monitored and looked at to determine what’s the best way to manage a playing surface in that building.

— Tim Graham, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
For instance, BlockBlock, the software that monitors Macs for processes that seek to permanently install themselves, can block ClickFix attacks as soon as a user presses the ⌘+V keys.

— Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of monitor

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That followed the tumultuous tenure of Jim Harbaugh that included a 2023 national title as well as a spying scandal and NCAA sanctions for recruiting violations.

— CBS News, CBS News, 7 Sep. 2026
To the north of the fire, between a forest and a small dirt road, Olstead spied a green field—the jump spot.

— M. R. O’Connor, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of spy

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Nathan overhears a snippet of this exchange, which convinces him that Joe is engaged in an all-out smear campaign against him.

— Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 1 Sep. 2026
Eve’s Hollywood, gossipy and full of anecdote captures a more recent version of the conversations Arzner used to overhear at her father’s Hollywood restaurant.

— Anne E. Fernald, Literary Hub, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of overhear

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