Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for listen in (on)
Verb
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Once airborne, people on the ground may not hear it at all.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
8 Feb. 2026 -
For months after presenting his vision to Hanceville’s leaders, Thompson heard nothing.—
Rob Picheta,
CNN Money,
7 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Where that fresh water enters the ocean matters, but researchers have struggled to monitor it at scale.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Feb. 2026
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After reviewing over 30 years of monitoring data, entomologists at the University of Florida (UF) now say both the Formosan and Asian subterranean termites (Coptotermes formosanus and Coptotermes gestroi) are expanding their range of destruction.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
5 Feb. 2026
Verb
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She was accused of misbehavior that included mismanaging the budget, failing to carry out personnel instructions and ordering a subordinate to spy by Palmer’s legally privileged email correspondence.—
Edmund H. Mahony,
Hartford Courant,
6 Feb. 2026
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The spying operation was unusually vast and allowed the hackers to hoover up sensitive information in apparent coordination with geopolitical events, such as diplomatic missions, trade negotiations, political unrest and military actions, according to the report.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
5 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Karen Powers overheard the adjuster accusing her husband and brother of having failed to perform work with the money that State Farm had issued on the earlier claim.—
J.C. Hallman,
Oklahoman,
10 Feb. 2026
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Although Silvia and Guojun didn’t discuss their private lives, their employees could easily overhear them fight.—
Ava Kofman,
New Yorker,
9 Feb. 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 13 Feb. 2026.
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