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Recent Examples of voyeur
Like John Cassavetes and Martin Scorsese, Jaglom knows how to push a scene into realms of such emotional nakedness that the viewer starts to feel like a voyeur looking in on relationships that are none of his or her business.
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Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 25 Sep. 2025
The police set up surveillance around their home to catch the voyeur, but tensions within the family rise as secrets unravel under the scrutiny of eyes watching them from all sides.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 19 Sep. 2025
Condoning voyeurs while blaming the victims Attitudes in China remain conservative, often to the detriment of women – such as in cases of divorce, domestic violence or upskirting, which aren’t typically treated as a priority by police, rights campaigners have long complained.
—Cnn Staff 20 Hr Ago, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2025
The through line is the author’s refusal to look at the Brotherhood from the outside in; Riley isn’t some voyeur watching a house on a summer night just after the lights come on.
—Hillary Kelly, The Atlantic, 20 Aug. 2025
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Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 25 Sep. 2025
The police set up surveillance around their home to catch the voyeur, but tensions within the family rise as secrets unravel under the scrutiny of eyes watching them from all sides.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 19 Sep. 2025
Condoning voyeurs while blaming the victims Attitudes in China remain conservative, often to the detriment of women – such as in cases of divorce, domestic violence or upskirting, which aren’t typically treated as a priority by police, rights campaigners have long complained.
—Cnn Staff 20 Hr Ago, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2025
The through line is the author’s refusal to look at the Brotherhood from the outside in; Riley isn’t some voyeur watching a house on a summer night just after the lights come on.
—Hillary Kelly, The Atlantic, 20 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for voyeur
Noun
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Under the plan, FISA, which allows warrantless wiretapping of noncitizens, would be extended for three years, with new oversight guardrails and penalties for abusing the spy tool.—
Hailey Bullis,
The Washington Examiner,
23 Apr. 2026
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Around the same time, the National Reconnaissance Office decided that two of its spy satellites were surplus to requirements and offered the hardware to NASA.—
JOHN TIMMER,
ArsTechnica,
23 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Fortunately, this 3-D contoured mask doesn’t mess up my makeup or put pressure on my sensitive peepers.—
Katie Jackson,
Travel + Leisure,
14 Feb. 2026
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Payton must find answers in his reading peepers; dialing up more chunk plays.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
3 Jan. 2026
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“Voyeur.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/voyeur. Accessed 30 Apr. 2026.
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