Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for eavesdrop (on)
Verb
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In fact, the billionaire uses the generative technology to generate meeting summaries, project updates, monitor productivity, and more.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
5 Oct. 2025 -
The Department of Homeland Security Secretary says Immigration and Customs Enforcement will monitor the final game of the NFL postseason in February, which will feature Bad Bunny as its halftime show performer.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Our team wants to hear your tips, chase the leads and uncover the truth.—
Tamia Fowlkes,
jsonline.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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The women are hearing none of this.—
Shamira Ibrahim,
Vulture,
6 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The relative then spied a dead dog on an interstate nearby, and assumed the canine was Randy since both dogs had the same shading.—
TJ Macias,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 Oct. 2025
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Depending on your age and foreign language ability, fulfilling your James Bond spy fantasies may not be very realistic—but spying for the British government just got more accessible.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
21 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The celebratory July 4 meal would certainly have kept the innkeeper, Daniel Smith, busy replenishing the finest bottles of Madeira from behind the locked bar—perhaps overhearing snippets of chatter among the delegates.—
Victoria Flexner,
The Atlantic,
9 Oct. 2025
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The couple with the hiking poles were there, too, eating hamburgers and speaking too softly for Daria and Andrés to overhear.—
Catherine Lacey,
New Yorker,
5 Oct. 2025
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“Eavesdrop (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eavesdrop%20%28on%29. Accessed 10 Oct. 2025.
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