as in listening 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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This type of system could be useful for monitoring transplant patients who need to take immunosuppressive drugs, or people with infections such as HIV or TB, who need treatment for an extended period of time.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
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Officers were in the area monitoring the situation and later cleared the scene.—
Richard Ramos,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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Various others have been executed in Iran in recent years before the June conflict on allegations of spying for the Mossad, including multiple earlier this year.—
Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
22 Dec. 2025
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The soaring golden orbs may have fooled my eager spying eyes a few times.—
Zoe Baillargeon,
Travel + Leisure,
20 Dec. 2025
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Rather than abandoning values, Sesame Solar reframed them in terms that decision-makers were already used to hearing.—
Geri Stengel,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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After hearing both sides’ messaging, 46% of respondents remained in support of the tax while 44% opposed it.—
Andrew Graham,
Sacbee.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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“Eavesdropping (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eavesdropping%20%28on%29. Accessed 23 Jan. 2026.
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