wiretapped

verb

past tense of wiretap
as in tapped

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  1. tapped
  2. bugged
  3. overheard
  4. monitored
Verb
  • Metallica has tapped the German sportswear giant to create apparel for its 24-show residency at The Sphere in Las Vegas.
    — Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Kristen Brancaccio, who The Hollywood Reporter has learned was just tapped by Graviteur Studios to helm its first feature film Crush Party, has a pretty good idea.
    — Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of tapped
Verb
  • The indictment revealed that prosecutors had bugged the Aisenbergs' home for three months after Sabrina's disappearance.
    — Curran Rastogi, ABC News, 10 Aug. 2026
  • The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine, a law-enforcement agency known as NABU, had bugged Mindich’s apartment in Kyiv, and detectives picked up his conversations about Fire Point.
    — Simon Shuster, The Atlantic, 17 July 2026
Definition of bugged
Verb
  • Raves for Montana Levi Blanco’s lush costumes in the courtly, Elizabethan style could be overheard around the table, and rightfully so; their opulence and sick glamour struck the perfect note for the depravity of the piece’s villainous couple.
    — Christopher Barnard, Vogue, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Police said the school went into lockdown after officers saw students running down hallways and received reports that someone overheard a comment about a gun.
    — Steve Maugeri, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of overheard
Verb
  • The premises are also monitored by Perry’s own elite, 24-hour security team.
    — Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 2 Oct. 2026
  • That means any reduction in financial transparency has direct implications on how the investments of the funds are monitored.
    — Tzachi Zach, The Conversation, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of monitored
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“Wiretapped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wiretapped. Accessed 4 Oct. 2026.

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