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Recent Examples of Synonyms for eavesdrops (on)
Verb
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This story was automatically generated by Quakebot, a computer application that monitors the latest earthquakes detected by the USGS.—
Quakebot
Feb. 22,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Feb. 2026 -
Borrowed from the brand’s Reference Jubilee model, the DC AiR motor and flat belt work in concert with Clearaudio’s Tacho-Speed-Control (TSC) system, which continuously monitors rotational speed and adjusts for subtle variables such as stylus drag, belt fluctuations, and even temperature shifts.—
Robert Ross,
Robb Report,
22 Feb. 2026
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When Claire and Frank retreat to Inverness on holiday following the end of WWII, Frank spies the spectre of a Highlander staring up into Claire's window that abruptly vanishes.—
Amy Wilkinson,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Feb. 2026
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Alma peers through a keyhole and spies her mother (Susanne Wuest) standing before a candlelit shrine to the family’s dead.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
20 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Deadline hears that The White Lotus and Sex Education star Aimee Lou Wood is attached to star in a new TV adaptation of Charlotte Brontë’s classic novel Jane Eyre.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
24 Feb. 2026
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The County Board hears numerous proposals each year from solar energy firms looking to connect to ComEd lines and place solar panels on agricultural land.—
Michelle Mullins,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Feb. 2026
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“Eavesdrops (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eavesdrops%20%28on%29. Accessed 3 Mar. 2026.
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