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Recent Examples of overhear
At the time, O'Donnell says, Clay was still sleeping in their bed, and would overhear her conversations with Lyle.
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Eileen Finan, People.com, 16 Apr. 2025
The neighbors overheard the fight and eventually ended up calling the cops on him, which led to him getting arrested.
—Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 11 Apr. 2025
The neighbors overheard the fight and eventually ended up calling the cops on him, which led to him getting arrested.
—Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 11 Apr. 2025
Elizabeth joined the same work team as Poonam so would naturally overhear her talking.
—Tanyel Mustafa, Refinery29, 3 Apr. 2025
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Eileen Finan, People.com, 16 Apr. 2025
The neighbors overheard the fight and eventually ended up calling the cops on him, which led to him getting arrested.
—Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 11 Apr. 2025
The neighbors overheard the fight and eventually ended up calling the cops on him, which led to him getting arrested.
—Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 11 Apr. 2025
Elizabeth joined the same work team as Poonam so would naturally overhear her talking.
—Tanyel Mustafa, Refinery29, 3 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overhear
Verb
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If the sky becomes threatening and thunder can be heard, find a safe place to shelter.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 Apr. 2025
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Several dogs could be allegedly heard whimpering in the home.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
19 Apr. 2025
Verb
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They’re also linked to a cosmic authority called the Galactic Federation that monitors these types of special beings around the universe.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
1 May 2025
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Cost And Performance Tracking Organizations should establish dashboards to monitor AI agent costs (e.g., Azure OpenAI usage), allocate budgets per business unit, and actively monitor key performance metrics such as accuracy, usage frequency and resolution rates.—
Kingsuk Chakrabarty,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
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There is also an exceptional and endearing mixed-species romance to spy; the improbable results of which is the unexpected birth of a hybrid rockaroni chick—perhaps a sign of evolution and what may turn out to be a brand-new species.—
Laura Manske,
Forbes.com,
19 Apr. 2025
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As gunfire fills the air, Clyde spies Spencer in the train.—
Matt Cabral,
EW.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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“Overhear.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overhear. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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