wiretapped

past tense of wiretap

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for wiretapped
Verb
  • Theresa is easy not to notice in everyday life, and Keaton tapped into that ordinariness, along with the wanderlust that gripped so many discontented antiheroes of the 1970s.
    Tim Grierson, Rolling Stone, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Last November, Victoria Beckham tapped Uniacke to mark the 10th anniversary of her Dover Street store in London.
    Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 11 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Banks has bugged Kerkering to clean his locker, to no avail.
    Charlotte Varnes, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Power gains are bugged to be too low for a new power grind that no one wants to do anyway.
    Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Among the options the senators could be overheard discussing were a very short stopgap bill while an extension of expiring Obamacare subsidies is negotiated.
    Jamie Tarabay, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Brian continues to apologize, but Murtagh isn’t hearing it, and soon Balloch — who, by the way, overheard at least part of that conversation — beckons Brian and Murtagh back into the church.
    Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Researchers treated 12-month-old mice (similar to a 60-year-old human) with the nanoparticles and monitored the animals’ behavior and memory over several months.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 7 Oct. 2025
  • That level of independence is rare in an industry where many are used to being tightly managed and closely monitored.
    Matt Emma, USA Today, 6 Oct. 2025
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“Wiretapped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wiretapped. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.

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