Thesaurus results for LISTEN IN (ON)

listen in (on)

verb

Definition of listen in (on)

as in to eavesdrop (on)

to listen to (another in private conversation) it's not polite to listen in on other people's private conversations

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Three gunshots are heard as the man stops moving, the video shows.

— Julianna Bragg, CNN Money, 23 July 2026
Carjacking after the crash A woman who was nearby heard the vehicle crash and drove her Volkswagen sedan to the crash site.

— Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 23 July 2026

Definition of hear

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Health officials in Taiwan reported an increase in COVID activity there, and were monitoring increasing viral activity in Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong and China, according to the island’s Central News Agency.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2026
Overnight, the Galaxy Watch can listen for snoring (when paired with a nearby Samsung phone) and monitor for sleep apnea.

— Andrew Gebhart, PC Magazine, 24 July 2026

Definition of monitor

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Beijing — An American scientist who has studied underground nuclear tests has been detained in China for more than 18 months on spying charges, according to his supporters and a US lawmaker.

— Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 15 July 2026
The band’s members were among the first to spy a spark from a circuit breaker that may have set off the blaze that roared across the ceiling, which experts suspect was covered with highly combustible material.

— Tian Macleod Ji, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026

Definition of spy

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Burial is far and away the blueprint here, evident in the vespertine pads, tape hiss, and hauntological vocal flips, deployed as if overheard from a distant astral plane.

— Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 23 July 2026
But, as tends to happen on these types of shows, Alex manages to overhear their conversation.

— Allison DeGrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 19 July 2026

Definition of overhear

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