peeping Toms

Definition of peeping Tomsnext
plural of peeping Tom
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Noun
  • Despite the summer heat, the windows were often closed to keep out horseflies and the long ears of loyalist spies, so the air inside was stifling and pungent.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 May 2026
  • According to the ministry, foreign spies are infiltrating everything from mapping apps to weather stations.
    Sylvie Zhuang, CNN Money, 7 May 2026
Noun
  • After fleeing the home, the intruders allegedly regrouped with Dukes, Khiell Dukes, Anthony Ramsey and others to divide the spoils, the indictment states.
    Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 29 Apr. 2026
  • The hope is that would-be intruders think twice.
    Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The rubberneckers who gather across the street are represented by crowd noise, and at one point a handful of cops stalk down the aisles of the theater, guns pointed right at Sonny.
    Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 31 Mar. 2026
  • So Wembanyama naturally decided to toy with his rubberneckers.
    Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 21 Mar. 2026
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“Peeping Toms.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peeping%20Toms. Accessed 16 May. 2026.

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