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Recent Examples of overhears
Mami overhears our conversation and gives us a crisp hundred-peso note, plasticky and purple.
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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.
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Stuart Miller,
Oc Register,
10 June 2026
An engineer overhears a sales call where a partner is requesting a specific feature and immediately huddles with the salesperson once the line clicks shut.
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Vikram Joshi,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
Just then, Daisy comes onto the bridge to offer the captain a cup of coffee and overhears Ben’s suggestion.
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Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
26 May 2026
Rebekah overhears this plan and urges Jacob to disguise himself as Esau.
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Charles Preston,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
13 Mar. 2026
Sophie overhears Anthony confront Benedict in the study, but Benedict puts up a solid argument that his brother, who has just returned from a trip to India with his wife Kate (Simone Ashley) and their son Edmund, hasn’t witnessed his planning and love for Sophie.
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Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
26 Feb. 2026
Lo overhears a scuffle in the cabin next door and a distinct splash in the freezing ocean waters.
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Courtney Howard,
Variety,
9 Oct. 2025
But a nurse eventually overhears Archer and Hannah discussing it, and misunderstands the situation.
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Claire Franken,
TVLine,
1 Oct. 2025
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
An engineer overhears a sales call where a partner is requesting a specific feature and immediately huddles with the salesperson once the line clicks shut.
—
Vikram Joshi,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
Just then, Daisy comes onto the bridge to offer the captain a cup of coffee and overhears Ben’s suggestion.
—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
26 May 2026
Rebekah overhears this plan and urges Jacob to disguise himself as Esau.
—
Charles Preston,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
13 Mar. 2026
Sophie overhears Anthony confront Benedict in the study, but Benedict puts up a solid argument that his brother, who has just returned from a trip to India with his wife Kate (Simone Ashley) and their son Edmund, hasn’t witnessed his planning and love for Sophie.
—
Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
26 Feb. 2026
Lo overhears a scuffle in the cabin next door and a distinct splash in the freezing ocean waters.
—
Courtney Howard,
Variety,
9 Oct. 2025
But a nurse eventually overhears Archer and Hannah discussing it, and misunderstands the situation.
—
Claire Franken,
TVLine,
1 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overhears
Verb
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Deadline hears that there is disquiet at the BBC over the corporation’s decision to broadcast helicopter footage of Andy Burnham‘s journey from Manchester to London.
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Boy George hears a similar panic in the AI conversation now, but pushes back on the idea that any of this is brand new.
Verb
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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.
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In Giovanni Battista Tiepolo’s The Finding of Moses, a dog spies a young girl whose presence unlocks the painting’s meaning.
Verb
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For electric cars, this software monitors battery temperature, health and power distribution to maximize range and controls brake regeneration.
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At this very moment, during the Semi-Annual Sale, deals are better than ever, and that’s coming from me, a shopping editor who monitors B&BW sales around the clock.
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“Overhears.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overhears. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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