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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Currently in production in Queensland, Australia, The Mark follows Eden (Alba), an enigmatic spy on a covert and dangerous mission.
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Matt Grobar, Deadline, 30 Oct. 2025
Jack Smith and the Biden DOJ spied on Republican Senators and a least one Republican Congressman.
—Peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
If there is communication, someone will want to spy on that communication.
—Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2025
The same technique could also be exploited to spy on and steal data from a user’s phone.
—PC Magazine, 14 Oct. 2025
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Matt Grobar, Deadline, 30 Oct. 2025
Jack Smith and the Biden DOJ spied on Republican Senators and a least one Republican Congressman.
—Peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
If there is communication, someone will want to spy on that communication.
—Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2025
The same technique could also be exploited to spy on and steal data from a user’s phone.
—PC Magazine, 14 Oct. 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 10 Nov. 2025.
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