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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The rally included groups such as Action Française, with which Deranque was linked, and was monitored by a heavy police presence.—
Tim Lister,
CNN Money,
21 Feb. 2026 -
If a mother is having a high-risk pregnancy and that baby is being monitored for a heart condition, both doctors could see them together at the Lakeway location.—
Nicole Villalpando,
Austin American Statesman,
21 Feb. 2026
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The deep booms, which on clear nights can be heard across the forest, attract female kakapo to the bowls.—
Charlotte Graham-McLay,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Feb. 2026
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In other footage, filmed farther down the driveway, automatic gunfire can be heard, while a third video taken at the same time shows thick black smoke emanating from the site.—
Gonzalo Zegarra,
CNN Money,
24 Feb. 2026
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Kizer – their father – was on the phone with her and overheard parts of the spat.—
Meredith Colias-Pete,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Feb. 2026
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According to Daniel Webster, the 19th century historian and statesman, Revere's ride happened because British plans to invade Lexington and Concord were overheard at the Green Dragon, which is open to this day.—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
23 Feb. 2026
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But there’s no snow on the 101 Freeway near Thousand Oaks — which might come as a surprise to those who spied an errant travel alert from the California Department of Transportation.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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The moon's immense shadow was also spied by South Korea's GEO-KOMPSAT-2A weather satellite from its perch 22,370 miles (36,000 km) above Earth in geostationary orbit, close to the shadowy line of the night-day terminator.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
18 Feb. 2026
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“Eavesdropped (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eavesdropped%20%28on%29. Accessed 27 Feb. 2026.
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