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Recent Examples of peeping Tom
The creepy 40-second teaser captures Danes as Aggie Wiggs and Matthew Rhys as Nile Jarvis in a montage of eerie mystery scenes, filled with death investigations, blood, and … a peeping Tom?
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Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 15 Sep. 2025
Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 15 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for peeping Tom
Noun
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Violet, an actual spy, sets up a stunning little trap.—
Christina Grace Tucker,
Vulture,
26 Feb. 2026
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The Drivecast is free, just like Spyglass–The Drive‘s spy shot newsletter—because everyone should be an insider, and is available on both Spotify and Apple Podcasts.—
Joel Feder,
The Drive,
25 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Walkin’ around and makin’ that sound to himself sometimes, and up at night for the crickets and peepers and such.—
David Searcy,
Harpers Magazine,
30 Dec. 2025
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Thanks to some cutting-edge tech help, the actor's eyes (both of them) were even used for the mythological monster's giant peeper.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
11 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Just how much secret information could a snoop discover?—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
7 Oct. 2025
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Maggie is a snoop—and a clumsy one.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
3 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Security camera video captured a masked intruder on June 5, 2021, enter the couple’s home during daylight and leave hours later after sunset.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
21 Feb. 2026
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The law, specifically, says that a homeowner does not need to retreat from an intruder before using self-defense, but can rather use lethal force to defend themselves and their property.—
Emily Galvin Almanza,
Literary Hub,
18 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The Department’s mistake is to worry about Sarah instead of Zoë, the professional snooper.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
29 Oct. 2025
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It is turned off by default—anything that can store this kind of history is something that a snooper or domestic abuser could access.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Wrestlers like Garcia and Stewart have achieved what Morrison has set his sights on, but Morrison isn’t a star gazer.—
Patrick Z. McGavin,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Jan. 2026
Noun
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This pairing from Wildhorn worked in perfect harmony to keep gaper-gap at bay and airflow going directly from cutouts at the top of the helmet vents into the goggles.—
Joe Jackson,
Outside Online,
18 Oct. 2022
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Another man asked if putting up higher barriers in the median might help with the dreaded gaper’s blocks that happen every time there’s an accident.—
Michelle L. Quinn,
chicagotribune.com,
20 Oct. 2021
Noun
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Most genocides begin with extraordinarily compelling stories—ones that transform neighbors and friends into interlopers, invaders, infections, and infestations.—
Sayantani DasGupta
February 24,
Literary Hub,
24 Feb. 2026
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The gold also caps off a four-year cycle during which Gu struggled with panic attacks and encountered online trolling in both the United States and China, where some citizens see her as a privileged interloper.—
Sean Gregory,
Time,
22 Feb. 2026
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“Peeping Tom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peeping%20Tom. Accessed 28 Feb. 2026.
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