LISTENS IN (ON) Synonyms: 14 Similar Words

listens in (on)

verb

present tense third-person singular of listen in (on)

as in eavesdrops (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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Aeiramique Glass, the interim independent monitor with the city whose sector monitors the police department, told NBC News the agency is conducting an investigation into the shooting but hasn’t gotten much from the department so far.

— Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 23 July 2026
As of July 2026, a total of 6,324 exoplanets have been confirmed, according to NASA's Exoplanet Science Institute, which monitors and tracks exoplanets.

— Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 22 July 2026

Definition of monitors

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Unlike standard hearing and vision tests, these assessments examine how the brain interprets what the child hears and sees and may help identify underlying weaknesses contributing to behaviors associated with ADHD or autism.

— Jillian Pretzel, Parents, 25 July 2026
Then, after Erica has a peevish moment with Scotty, the gang hears about the landing party’s prehistoric adventures over drinks.

— Keith Phipps, Vulture, 23 July 2026

Definition of hears

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Late one night, Clark spies what appears to be a sliver of light coming through a crack in the wall of the store’s basement.

— David Fear, Rolling Stone, 14 June 2026
In Giovanni Battista Tiepolo’s The Finding of Moses, a dog spies a young girl whose presence unlocks the painting’s meaning.

— Boris Kachka, The Atlantic, 5 June 2026

Definition of spies

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Mami overhears our conversation and gives us a crisp hundred-peso note, plasticky and purple.

— Joseph Trinidad, Longreads, 16 June 2026
When Dickens overhears his son Baby chatting with Andersen during storytime, and the child’s painful stutter is gone, Dickens is grateful, at least temporarily, for Andersen’s presence.

— Stuart Miller, Oc Register, 10 June 2026

Definition of overhears

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