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Recent Examples of overhear
Please note that one Alice Mondrich overhears more than enough to know exactly what is happening here!
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Christina Grace Tucker, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2026
Kizer – their father – was on the phone with her and overheard parts of the spat.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 24 Feb. 2026
According to Daniel Webster, the 19th century historian and statesman, Revere's ride happened because British plans to invade Lexington and Concord were overheard at the Green Dragon, which is open to this day.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 23 Feb. 2026
He was overheard saying, ‘What?
—Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 21 Feb. 2026
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Christina Grace Tucker, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2026
Kizer – their father – was on the phone with her and overheard parts of the spat.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 24 Feb. 2026
According to Daniel Webster, the 19th century historian and statesman, Revere's ride happened because British plans to invade Lexington and Concord were overheard at the Green Dragon, which is open to this day.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 23 Feb. 2026
He was overheard saying, ‘What?
—Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 21 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overhear
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If the sky turns ominous and thunder can be heard, find a secure place for shelter.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Mar. 2026
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As suggested by its name, the actor and ensemble tour the country to share new treatments of music from the Mississippi Delta and 100 years of storytelling tradition heard in the songs of Charley Patton, Robert Johnson, Son House, Muddy Waters and others.—
Ben Crandell,
Sun Sentinel,
7 Mar. 2026
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One of the husbands was also able to track the car’s location using an app that monitored the vehicle’s key fob, investigators said.—
Karina Tsui,
CNN Money,
6 Mar. 2026
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This thermal guesswork ends today with the introduction of microscopic, on-chip thermometers to monitor this microscopic chaos from the inside out.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Mar. 2026
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Lego aficionados or those who grew up with the sets will likely spy many an allusion to past toys.—
Todd Martens,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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Having been warned that a former child prodigy is coming to town, Salieri first happens to spy Mozart playing a naughty game of hide-and-seek with his wife-to-be, Constanze Weber (Lauren Worsham), in and out of her skirt.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
27 Feb. 2026
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“Overhear.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overhear. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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