wiretapped

verb

past tense of wiretap
as in tapped

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  1. tapped
  2. bugged
  3. overheard
  4. monitored
Verb
  • Ian Eagle and Ross Tucker are tapped for this potential playoff preview.
    — Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Seattle's success led the Las Vegas Raiders to hire Seahawks offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak as its head coach, and the team tapped Brian Fleury as his play-calling replacement.
    — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 10 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
  • The actors speak quietly, as if fearful of being overheard, whether or not there is anyone around to hear, and often regard one another with pained or stunned expressions.
    — Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Amabile’s wife, Serena Pitt, can be overheard asking him as another staple is clipped out and placed into a plastic container.
    — Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of overheard
Verb
  • But the drivers’ vital signs are not monitored on track, and some of the available cooling equipment receives mixed reviews from drivers and experts.
    — Patrick Iversen, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Patients’ ketone levels are closely monitored with breath and blood tests, and their psychiatric medications are adjusted as needed.
    — Kelly Rogers Victor, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of monitored
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“Wiretapped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wiretapped. Accessed 13 Sep. 2026.

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