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Recent Examples of overhear
At the time, O'Donnell says, Clay was still sleeping in their bed, and would overhear her conversations with Lyle.
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Eileen Finan, People.com, 16 Apr. 2025
The neighbors overheard the fight and eventually ended up calling the cops on him, which led to him getting arrested.
—Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 11 Apr. 2025
The neighbors overheard the fight and eventually ended up calling the cops on him, which led to him getting arrested.
—Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 11 Apr. 2025
Elizabeth joined the same work team as Poonam so would naturally overhear her talking.
—Tanyel Mustafa, Refinery29, 3 Apr. 2025
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Eileen Finan, People.com, 16 Apr. 2025
The neighbors overheard the fight and eventually ended up calling the cops on him, which led to him getting arrested.
—Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 11 Apr. 2025
The neighbors overheard the fight and eventually ended up calling the cops on him, which led to him getting arrested.
—Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 11 Apr. 2025
Elizabeth joined the same work team as Poonam so would naturally overhear her talking.
—Tanyel Mustafa, Refinery29, 3 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overhear
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Beyond the novelty aspect of hearing an entire album played live that’s never been heard onstage, Ball feels there’s a reason Exposure still resonates.—
David Browne,
Rolling Stone,
2 May 2025
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Now, McIlroy says that his daughter had one thought after hearing the loud cheers from the crowd.—
Hannah Sacks,
People.com,
2 May 2025
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They’re also linked to a cosmic authority called the Galactic Federation that monitors these types of special beings around the universe.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
1 May 2025
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Cost And Performance Tracking Organizations should establish dashboards to monitor AI agent costs (e.g., Azure OpenAI usage), allocate budgets per business unit, and actively monitor key performance metrics such as accuracy, usage frequency and resolution rates.—
Kingsuk Chakrabarty,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
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Here’s what to know about the spying scandal that rocked America; one that wouldn’t look out of place in an episode of another show releasing a new season the same week, Black Mirror.—
Barry Levitt,
Time,
8 Apr. 2025
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Another case is the ongoing, high-profile trial of Alice Guo, a former mayor accused of spying for China and maintaining ties to online scam syndicates linked to human trafficking and other criminal activities.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Mar. 2025
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“Overhear.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overhear. Accessed 13 May. 2025.
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