as in eavesdropped (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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Students were heard chanting Charlie's name.—
Amy DeLaura,
The Washington Examiner,
25 Sep. 2025 -
Thanks for supporting our show, to care enough to do something about it, to make your voices heard so that mine could be heard.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
24 Sep. 2025
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This was made easier thanks to Onavo, a VPN that monitored its users’ activities and resold the data.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
22 Sep. 2025
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Until then, this disturbance will continued to be monitored closely.—
Nadine El-Bawab,
ABC News,
20 Sep. 2025
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Brian continues to apologize, but Murtagh isn’t hearing it, and soon Balloch — who, by the way, overheard at least part of that conversation — beckons Brian and Murtagh back into the church.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
12 Sep. 2025
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Didi, divorced, learns her daughter won’t be with her that evening — a phone call overheard by Cliff.—
Jake Coyle,
Boston Herald,
11 Sep. 2025
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Astronomers spied the bare black hole using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) — a mega-instrument built by NASA and its partners in part to reveal how galaxies formed during the universe’s first billion years.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
12 Sep. 2025
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In concert with the premature switching off of sets, Bills fans were spied filing out of Highmark Stadium shortly after Henry seemingly put the game out of reach.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Listened in (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/listened%20in%20%28on%29. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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