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Recent Examples of Synonyms for listen in (on)
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Garnett, a Biden appointee and former Manhattan federal prosecutor, ruled after hearing oral arguments earlier this month.—
MICHAEL R. SISAK,
Arkansas Online,
31 Jan. 2026 -
Officials say Lynch's parents, who were in the backyard, heard the gunshots, found Lynch and Finn, and called 911.—
Katie Houlis,
CBS News,
31 Jan. 2026
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Because the museum monitored call volume and length, Rachel stayed on the line.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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As a young environmental scientist, David Epstein spent his days hunched over a plot of warming permafrost, monitoring carbon emissions bubbling up from the melt.—
Rachel Barr,
Big Think,
29 Jan. 2026
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The 2007 spying scandal cost the team a first-round pick and $250,000, while Belichick was fined $500,000.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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In October, a resident of View Park-Windsor Hills, an unincorporated neighborhood in West Los Angeles, spied a man descending into a manhole and called police.—
Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Jan. 2026
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On January 21st, an ICE vehicle pulled into the loading dock of the high school; in a video of the incident, taken from a classroom window, students can be overheard in a hubbub of jeering, incredulity, and fear.—
Jessica Winter,
New Yorker,
31 Jan. 2026
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Unbeknownst to Whitaker, Robby had popped his head into the room and overheard everything.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Listen in (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/listen%20in%20%28on%29. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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