peeping Toms

Definition of peeping Tomsnext
plural of peeping Tom

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for peeping Toms
Noun
  • The Americans stars Matthew Rhys and Keri Russell as Soveit spies posing as an American family during the Cold War.
    Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Jan. 2026
  • One worker joined the FBI and made a career in counterintelligence, sniffing out Chinese spies.
    Hanna Rosin, The Atlantic, 22 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Their adult son had been in the home with them and made the 911 call while hiding from the intruders.
    Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2026
  • According to police, one of the intruders, wearing a ski mask and a black hooded sweatshirt, was allegedly armed with a handgun.
    Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 4 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • The rubberneckers usually got lucky, especially in the beginning, when the Grill really was a hangout for the downtown film scene.
    Tori Latham, Robb Report, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Most were out of goodness and concern; others were just rubberneckers looking to see what was going on.
    Salena Zito, The Washington Examiner, 13 Aug. 2025
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“Peeping Toms.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peeping%20Toms. Accessed 11 Feb. 2026.

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