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Recent Examples of Synonyms for eavesdrop (on)
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Patients are typically monitored with an EKG throughout treatment, and some may need breathing support.—
Samantha Agate,
Kansas City Star,
12 June 2026 -
The team studies how to monitor and predict the blooms, which cause environmental and economic harm.—
Ari Daniel,
NPR,
11 June 2026
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Crowds were heard cheering outside of the building as crews put up scaffolding to reach the building's signage.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
13 June 2026
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So, Juneteenth, to me, is this perfect embodiment of how, from the moment that folks heard (the news about the Emancipation Proclamation), there was celebration, there was unity, there was community.—
Lisa Deaderick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 June 2026
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Executive Order 12333 isn’t merely an alternative spying power, wrote Eddington, who focuses on homeland security and civil liberties at the Cato Institute.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
12 June 2026
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In 2019, a Beluga whale turned up on the Norwegian coast wearing a harness that appeared to have a mount for a small camera, sparking speculation that it had been trained to spy for the Russian navy.—
Frank Andrews,
CBS News,
12 June 2026
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Quotidian sounds such as traffic, bleeping devices, or pop music overheard in crowded spaces make up much of the source material for her expansive sound collages.—
Levi Dayan,
Pitchfork,
9 June 2026
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Conversations overheard in the Geffen Galleries mostly revolve around attempts to meet up when one in a party has gone astray.—
Dana Goodyear,
New Yorker,
4 June 2026
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“Eavesdrop (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eavesdrop%20%28on%29. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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