See the Dictionary Definition 
Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for listens in (on)
Verb
-
According to the Initiative for Medicines, Access, and Knowledge, a nonprofit group that monitors drug patents, Novo Nordisk has filed at least 49 semaglutide patents.—
Berkeley Lovelace Jr,
NBC news,
13 May 2026 -
Recent wastewater data collected by Wastewater SCAN, an online service based at Stanford University that monitors municipal systems for diseases, found that parvovirus detection has increased throughout the region.—
Noe Padilla,
USA Today,
13 May 2026
Verb
-
Deadline hears they were used for the recent live Comic Relief charity broadcast, which insiders said went down well, albeit on a show that attracts less scrutiny.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
8 May 2026
-
Sophomore teammate Caroline Painter hears her quite clearly.—
Tony Baranek,
Chicago Tribune,
5 May 2026
Verb
-
When Claire and Frank retreat to Inverness on holiday following the end of WWII, Frank spies the spectre of a Highlander staring up into Claire's window that abruptly vanishes.—
Amy Wilkinson,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Feb. 2026
-
Alma peers through a keyhole and spies her mother (Susanne Wuest) standing before a candlelit shrine to the family’s dead.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
20 Nov. 2025
Verb
-
June overhears all of this and is mad at Jolyon.—
Alice Burton,
Vulture,
30 Mar. 2026
-
Rebekah overhears this plan and urges Jacob to disguise himself as Esau.—
Charles Preston,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
13 Mar. 2026
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Cite this Entry
“Listens in (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/listens%20in%20%28on%29. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
