spy on
phrasal verb
spied on; spying on; spies on
: to watch (someone) secretly
He spies on his neighbors.
Have you been spying on me?
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With Big Tech often failing to protect users, gadgets that don’t spy on you deserve a bigger spotlight.
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Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 5 Aug. 2025
The Army plans to equip its light infantry units with the trucks, along with hundreds of drones to spy on and attack enemies.
—Tom Vanden Brook, USA Today, 2 Aug. 2025
In essence, according to this argument, 3I/ATLAS could have been sent by a hidden and nefarious alien force somewhere out in the galaxy, perhaps to spy on humans.
—Adam Carlson, People.com, 30 July 2025
Grassley is now looking into the government spying on Foster and other staffers.
—Sharyl Attkisson, Baltimore Sun, 25 July 2025
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Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 5 Aug. 2025
The Army plans to equip its light infantry units with the trucks, along with hundreds of drones to spy on and attack enemies.
—Tom Vanden Brook, USA Today, 2 Aug. 2025
In essence, according to this argument, 3I/ATLAS could have been sent by a hidden and nefarious alien force somewhere out in the galaxy, perhaps to spy on humans.
—Adam Carlson, People.com, 30 July 2025
Grassley is now looking into the government spying on Foster and other staffers.
—Sharyl Attkisson, Baltimore Sun, 25 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for spy on
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“Spy on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spy%20on. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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