eavesdrops (on)

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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Verb
  • Tilley regularly monitors satellites from his home in British Columbia as a hobby.
    Geoff Brumfiel, NPR, 17 Oct. 2025
  • The organization monitors thousands of hotels and actually has a way for travelers to submit complaints in the event their experience does not match an advertised star ranking.
    Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 14 Oct. 2025
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  • When Leo first spies the orphaned Josie singing on a Boston street corner, he’s struck by her resemblance to the Pendleton family, his father’s former employers and the victims of great tragedy when their baby was kidnapped in 1880.
    EW.com, EW.com, 28 Aug. 2025
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  • The Supreme Court hears arguments in a case that could gut a key provision of the Voting Rights Act.
    Christian Orozco, NBC news, 15 Oct. 2025
  • In a touch of magical realism, Dolores hears a chorus of voices made up of her deceased female relatives, including her two mothers, aunts, great-aunts and grandmothers, commenting on her decisions.
    Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 12 Oct. 2025
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“Eavesdrops (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eavesdrops%20%28on%29. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.

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