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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This was issued a month after Nixon’s resignation in the wake of the Watergate scandal, which involved Nixon’s 1972 reelection campaign spying on his political enemies.
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Stewart Ulrich, The Conversation, 15 Dec. 2025
In this episode, the Diego Castillo case (coupled with an embarrassingly large Christmas bonus) inspires Sarah to come clean to Olympia about spying on Julian for Senior.
—Noel Murray, Vulture, 12 Dec. 2025
In the opening scene of the trailer, Eilish spies on a group of fans camping outside the venue.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 10 Dec. 2025
Plus spying on your cat for science is a little fun, right?
—New Atlas, 3 Dec. 2025
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Stewart Ulrich, The Conversation, 15 Dec. 2025
In this episode, the Diego Castillo case (coupled with an embarrassingly large Christmas bonus) inspires Sarah to come clean to Olympia about spying on Julian for Senior.
—Noel Murray, Vulture, 12 Dec. 2025
In the opening scene of the trailer, Eilish spies on a group of fans camping outside the venue.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 10 Dec. 2025
Plus spying on your cat for science is a little fun, right?
—New Atlas, 3 Dec. 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 20 Dec. 2025.
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