Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for eavesdrop (on)
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The White House will continue to monitor this terrible situation.—
Peter Aitken,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Aug. 2025 -
The Pop Airplay chart ranks songs by weekly plays on more than 150 mainstream top 40 radio stations monitored by Mediabase, with data provided to Billboard by Luminate.—
Gary Trust,
Billboard,
29 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Will’s mother Mary (Emily Watson) has heard rumors Agnes is the daughter of a forest witch.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Aug. 2025
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Expect to hear rumblings about potential roster moves for the Bears.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Within minutes my father spied Ernie Banks signing autographs at the wall.—
Donna Vickroy,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Aug. 2025
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The abrupt rise in deportations and claims of Afghans spying attracted international condemnation.—
Rhea Mogul,
CNN Money,
20 Aug. 2025
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Meanwhile, at a different bar along the same drag, Conrad has just overheard Jeremiah’s friends busting his chops about the Lacie affair, filling him with a violent rage on behalf of Belly’s honor.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Vulture,
20 Aug. 2025
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And then the bomb drops: Some of the campers overhear the counselors talking (in that trumpet-mute kind of way) about the camp closing.—
Bill Goodykoontz,
AZCentral.com,
11 Aug. 2025
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“Eavesdrop (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eavesdrop%20%28on%29. Accessed 4 Sep. 2025.
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