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Recent Examples of wiretap
Bitdefender also manages programs that wiretap you through the microphone.
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PCMAG, 13 Jan. 2025
In that case, federal investigators obtained approval to wiretap his phone amid questions about $300,000 that wound up in bank accounts belonging to him and his wife.
—Jake Offenhartz and Karen Matthews, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2024
Section 702 permits the US government to wiretap communications between Americans and foreigners overseas.
—Dell Cameron, WIRED, 12 Apr. 2024
The agency has extraordinary power to wiretap Americans and engage in cyber espionage, and its leader has great influence over whether that power is abused.
Is this legal?
—Patrick Reis, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
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PCMAG, 13 Jan. 2025
In that case, federal investigators obtained approval to wiretap his phone amid questions about $300,000 that wound up in bank accounts belonging to him and his wife.
—Jake Offenhartz and Karen Matthews, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2024
Section 702 permits the US government to wiretap communications between Americans and foreigners overseas.
—Dell Cameron, WIRED, 12 Apr. 2024
The agency has extraordinary power to wiretap Americans and engage in cyber espionage, and its leader has great influence over whether that power is abused.
Is this legal?
—Patrick Reis, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wiretap
Verb
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The actor offered her own cheeky take on naked dressing, tapping Thom Browne to fashion her a trompe l’oeil corset.—
Hannah Jackson,
Vogue,
2 Mar. 2026
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For the last two years, the Dodgers dedicated a game to vtubers — virtual streamers played by humans behind the scenes — in an effort to tap into other fandoms and collectors and create hype.—
Mia Sato,
The Verge,
1 Mar. 2026
Verb
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And also, Bill has to be home and also not bugging me.—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
3 Mar. 2026
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Clara could hear Dune’s sister, Fern, in the background bugging Dune to resume their chess game.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Having been warned that a former child prodigy is coming to town, Salieri first happens to spy Mozart playing a naughty game of hide-and-seek with his wife-to-be, Constanze Weber (Lauren Worsham), in and out of her skirt.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
27 Feb. 2026
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But there is little doubt, officials and experts say, that spying efforts are intensifying as the world’s two dominant superpowers, the United States and China, battle for superiority across economic, technological, military and ideological fronts.—
Kim Hjelmgaard,
USA Today,
26 Feb. 2026
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In the hallway during an afternoon break, two jurors could be overheard comparing their own less-than-stellar interactions with their children to an episode in which Karen pulled over on the side of the highway and told Kaley to get out of the car.—
Sonja Sharp,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Feb. 2026
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Colt overheard this on speaker, which put a rift in his relationship with his mother, Gray said.—
Mirna Alsharif,
NBC news,
27 Feb. 2026
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“Wiretap.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wiretap. Accessed 6 Mar. 2026.
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