eavesdrops (on)

verb

present tense third-person singular of eavesdrop (on)
as in listens 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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for eavesdrops (on)
  1. monitors
  2. spies
  3. hears
Verb
  • Insulin Resistance Trends monitors your heart rhythm, daily movement, and sleep quality, and uses AI to assess how well your body absorbs and uses energy.
    — Andrew Gebhart, PC Magazine, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Its drones use onboard cameras and sensors to navigate and avoid obstacles through a Detect-and-Avoid system that independently monitors surrounding airspace.
    — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of monitors
Verb
  • Late one night, Clark spies what appears to be a sliver of light coming through a crack in the wall of the store’s basement.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 14 June 2026
  • In Giovanni Battista Tiepolo’s The Finding of Moses, a dog spies a young girl whose presence unlocks the painting’s meaning.
    — Boris Kachka, The Atlantic, 5 June 2026
Definition of spies
Verb
  • The Board of Tax Appeals, which was established in 1969, hears hundreds of appeals each year.
    — Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 11 Aug. 2026
  • One hears the in-depth individual cases of immigrants who are pursuing their claim of asylum.
    — Rebecca Santana, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of hears
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