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Recent Examples of snooper
The Department’s mistake is to worry about Sarah instead of Zoë, the professional snooper.
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Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 29 Oct. 2025
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, 15 Sep. 2025
Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 29 Oct. 2025
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, 15 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for snooper
Noun
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Israel’s strikes on Iran in June were preceded by a sophisticated infiltration by Israel’s Mossad spy agency, a tactic that heightened the already paranoid state of the Iranian regime.—
Farida Elsebai,
CNN Money,
20 Feb. 2026
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The suit, which sought damages and the installation of a federal monitor at the NYPD, also alleged that ousted former Chief of Department Jeffrey Maddrey installed spies in Donlon’s office and that Adams’ NYPD brass thwarted internal misconduct investigations.—
Molly Crane-Newman,
New York Daily News,
19 Feb. 2026
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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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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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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There's just something delightful about Anya Taylor-Joy's take on the meddling, busybody heroine Emma and Johnny Flynn's swoony Mr. Knightley!—
Andrea Wurzburger,
PEOPLE,
29 Nov. 2025
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The busybody neighbor was hilarious.—
Marisa Silver
September 23,
Literary Hub,
23 Sep. 2025
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“Snooper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snooper. Accessed 26 Feb. 2026.
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