spy on
phrasal verb
spied on; spying on; spies on
: to watch (someone) secretly
He spies on his neighbors.
Have you been spying on me?
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The brewing controversy pits Trump's determination to release documents the government has kept secret for more than a half-century against the family's lingering pain over how J. Edgar Hoover's FBI spied on King and tried to intimidate and humiliate him.
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Marc Caputo, Axios, 15 Feb. 2025
So James starts sneaking around, spying on the Adsos and playing detective in a none-too-subtle fashion.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 14 Feb. 2025
In March 2017, a Trump ally accused the United Kingdom’s signals intelligence agency, the Government Communications Headquarters, of spying on Trump’s campaign, causing alarm in London and earning a rare public rebuke from Washington’s closest intelligence partner.
—David V. Gioe, Foreign Affairs, 13 Feb. 2025
Founded in 1919, the covert organization spied on American citizens and foreign nations alike.
—Peter Zablocki, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Feb. 2025
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Marc Caputo, Axios, 15 Feb. 2025
So James starts sneaking around, spying on the Adsos and playing detective in a none-too-subtle fashion.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 14 Feb. 2025
In March 2017, a Trump ally accused the United Kingdom’s signals intelligence agency, the Government Communications Headquarters, of spying on Trump’s campaign, causing alarm in London and earning a rare public rebuke from Washington’s closest intelligence partner.
—David V. Gioe, Foreign Affairs, 13 Feb. 2025
Founded in 1919, the covert organization spied on American citizens and foreign nations alike.
—Peter Zablocki, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Feb. 2025
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“Spy on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spy%20on. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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