Thesaurus results for EAVESDROP (ON)

eavesdrop (on)

verb

ˈēvz-ˌdräp

Definition of eavesdrop (on)

as in to listen in (on)

to listen to (another in private conversation) a nosy traveler who likes to eavesdrop on his fellow airline passengers

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Police dispatchers are allowed to monitor ALPR notifications to notify officers.

— Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 14 Oct. 2026
But in many organizations, monitoring that work falls to managers, turning them into part-time AI accountants.

— Jake Angelo, semafor.com, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of monitor

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From the moment Errol Holden’s raps entered the public sphere in the early 2020s, listening to them has felt like hearing a stranger on the street earnestly tell you how the city has changed.

— Matthew Ritchie, Pitchfork, 15 Oct. 2026
The ban remains in force, with the Supreme Court scheduled to hear a further appeal early next month.

— Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of hear

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For additional privacy guidance, see our CyberGuy article, Are Apple devices spying?

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2026
In a Russian state TV video report, three masked men in black uniforms handcuffed a man lying on the ground as a voice off camera said he was suspected of spying.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of spy

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Rosa is kind and helpful, but Kaylee worries about disappointing Fraser, who overhears her ask for Rosa’s help.

— Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 13 Oct. 2026
With the festival’s first weekend coinciding with the Brazilian presidential elections, almost every conversation overheard at RioMarket during the event’s early days was intertwined with politics.

— Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of overhear

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