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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Samsung has been monitoring where certain departing employees went — to signal to remaining staff that moving to competitors would be difficult — according to a former employee.

— Jenny Lee, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2026
Operators can monitor mission assets through a unified operational picture.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of monitor

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The Times reached out to the actor’s representatives for details including the birth date and gender of the child but did not hear back.

— Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026
Now, the Serbian public is waiting to hear what will come out of a review into some of the longstanding probes after the student movement promised there will no longer be untouchable officials.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of hear

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The actress provided the voice of a technologically advanced, data-spying smart refrigerator.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026
Set the scene Eagle-eyed arrivals will first spy the new Six Senses across the improbably blue waters of northern Ibiza’s Cala Xarraca.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of spy

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The server overheard some of their conversation and told them Southern Belle’s was for sale.

— Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2026
One of the most powerful conceits in the book occurs when the two leave an airport venue and readers get the perspective of a person who served or overheard them.

— Bethanne Patrick, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of overhear

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