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Recent Examples of overhear
Her children overheard her conversation on immigration during work at a nonprofit.
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Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 7 Feb. 2025
The call was overheard by a friend of Lee’s who later described the conversation to authorities.
—Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 7 Feb. 2025
Leo overheard the argument, and when Johan went to his car, Leo grabbed a shovel and struck him on the head.
—Isadora Wandermurem, TIME, 7 Feb. 2025
Common fears at different developmental stages Children may develop phobias or anxiety disorders for a variety of reasons, including genetics, direct negative experiences with an event or object, observation of others or overhearing frightening information, Silverman said.
—Julianna Bragg, CNN, 5 Feb. 2025
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Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 7 Feb. 2025
The call was overheard by a friend of Lee’s who later described the conversation to authorities.
—Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 7 Feb. 2025
Leo overheard the argument, and when Johan went to his car, Leo grabbed a shovel and struck him on the head.
—Isadora Wandermurem, TIME, 7 Feb. 2025
Common fears at different developmental stages Children may develop phobias or anxiety disorders for a variety of reasons, including genetics, direct negative experiences with an event or object, observation of others or overhearing frightening information, Silverman said.
—Julianna Bragg, CNN, 5 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overhear
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When people hear about large groups of people in class action cases, those people are typically identified in the discovery process, where the business will produce information and documents identifying people who have been similarly harmed.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
4 Mar. 2025
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Employees hear a buzzword tossed around in meetings, managers champion it in company emails, and yet many workers roll their eyes.—
Dr. Diane Hamilton,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2025
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Other major issues like fighting terrorism and human and drug trafficking, including fentanyl, and monitoring and aiding migrants will also suffer as a result of the U.S. cuts, U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric said.—
SAM MEDNICK,
arkansasonline.com,
2 Mar. 2025
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Horry County Fire Rescue has deployed 410 personnel with 127 fire apparatus to battle the blaze, using drones to monitor fire movement.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
2 Mar. 2025
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Astronomers have used the James Webb Space Telescope to spy fireworks of light radiating near the supermassive black hole at the center of our Milky Way galaxy.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN,
23 Feb. 2025
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Tai and Van have a similar experience when Tai spies the Man With No Eyes in a commercial for Ozzie’s Ice Cream Shop.—
Erin Qualey,
Vulture,
21 Feb. 2025
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“Overhear.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overhear. Accessed 6 Mar. 2025.
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