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Recent Examples of Synonyms for eavesdrop (on)
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There are currently 130,000 WTC program members getting monitored, getting treatment, or both.—
Nancy Cutler,
USA TODAY,
19 Feb. 2025 -
Its prepaid Visa debit card, with 157,000 active users, is uniquely designed for those with cognitive disabilities; spending limits can be set and monitored by someone managing the cardholder’s finances.—
Francesca Walton,
Forbes,
18 Feb. 2025
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Judge Steve Dozier set Friedmann's new bond at $2.4 million, the highest bail price Hall had ever heard.—
Keith Sharon,
USA TODAY,
20 Feb. 2025
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When leaders create environments where people feel genuinely valued and heard, the returns are significant.—
Kara Dennison, SPHR, CPRW,
Forbes,
19 Feb. 2025
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When the test images were sent back to Earth, Euclid Archive Scientist Bruno Altieri spied what appeared to be an Einstein ring.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN,
11 Feb. 2025
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How to see the planetary parade For best viewing, head to a location with dark skies, bringing along binoculars or a telescope to spy the dimmer Uranus and Neptune.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
20 Jan. 2025
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When he’s locked up, Mo overhears one of the other immigrants talking about his journey: ‘The mud slides, the snakes, the jungle, the cartel.—
Fidel Martinez,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Feb. 2025
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The Devil, played by the incomparable Elizabeth Hurley, overhears Elliot and offers to give him seven wishes in exchange for his soul.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
12 Feb. 2025
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