as in listened 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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And Latz has the ability to pitch more than an inning in relief, an asset that could prove especially valuable early in the season if Nathan Eovaldi, coming back from sports hernia surgery, and perhaps another starter are closely monitored.—
Evan Grant,
Dallas Morning News,
6 Feb. 2026 -
Comments On Deadline Hollywood are monitored.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
6 Feb. 2026
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She's also heard praise from her mom.—
Amanda Hancock,
Louisville Courier Journal,
10 Feb. 2026
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At one point, a song disparaging Noem and serving as an anti-ICE anthem that’s been widely circulated on social media could be heard coming from a crowd gathered outside the stadium.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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Karen Powers overheard the adjuster accusing her husband and brother of having failed to perform work with the money that State Farm had issued on the earlier claim.—
J.C. Hallman,
Oklahoman,
10 Feb. 2026
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According to Salazar, the plot was discovered when a detention deputy with the Bexar County Jail intelligence group overheard coded language during monitored inmate phone calls, which investigators believe referenced a plan to harm a witness outside the jail.—
Raul Trey Lopez,
San Antonio Express-News,
9 Feb. 2026
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In October, a resident of View Park-Windsor Hills, an unincorporated neighborhood in West Los Angeles, spied a man descending into a manhole and called police.—
Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Jan. 2026
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Idling along the road one day for a lunch break, Campos spied someone building houses.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
17 Jan. 2026
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“Eavesdropped (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eavesdropped%20%28on%29. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.
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