Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for eavesdrop (on)
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Before joining a clinical trial, ask the researchers if an IRB is monitoring the study. Cost: Ask the research team if there is a cost to join the study.—
Carrie Madormo,
Health,
25 May 2025 -
The concern is echoed in Washington, where national Democrats are closely monitoring the situation.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
The Washington Examiner,
25 May 2025
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As traffic piles up behind them, a yell and a bang can be heard as the Chevy driver pulls out, running Cifuni over and dragging her down the street.—
John Annese,
New York Daily News,
26 May 2025
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Numbers don’t mean much if women or non-White soldiers don’t feel valued and heard.—
John Blake,
CNN Money,
26 May 2025
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On Wednesday, an investigator spied a suspicious drone over the detention center shortly before 3 a.m. and tracked it to a landing spot on top of an SUV parked just down the road.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
24 May 2025
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This sounds like a possible link to spy craft or missile warning, but there's a chance Chinese officials approved the patches to misdirect outside observers, or there's no connection at all.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
23 May 2025
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In a press conference on Wednesday, May 14, Lanez's legal team claimed to have a new witness — a bodyguard for one of Megan's friends — who allegedly overheard the friend say that Lanez didn’t shoot the three-time Grammy winner.—
Ilana Kaplan,
People.com,
20 May 2025
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The young boy overheard his mother and shaman Madame Gwigokja talking about a talisman that marked Jae-yi for death.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
16 May 2025
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“Eavesdrop (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eavesdrop%20%28on%29. Accessed 7 Jun. 2025.
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