wiretapped

past tense of wiretap

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for wiretapped
Verb
  • Monahan reached behind him and tapped home the puck, one of the easiest goals of his career.
    Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
  • Welcome to Derry co-creator, co-showrunner and exec producer Jason Fuchs has been tapped to write the My Hero Academia adaptation.
    Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 2 Nov. 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
  • The inspiration came when Morrison overheard a store employee explaining the importance of wide toe boxes and flexible soles in early childhood footwear.
    Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
  • Deputies and K-9s searched the area, collected evidence and interviewed nearby residents and employees at businesses who may have witnessed or overheard the attack.
    Talia McWright, Twin Cities, 29 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The brace successfully monitored joint bending while the subject walked, ran, squatted, and jumped, even reconstructing the person’s running gait with precision.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Clinton’s health has continued to be monitored in the years since.
    Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2025
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“Wiretapped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wiretapped. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.

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