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as in interference
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as in wiretapping
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Recent Examples of eavesdropping
At some point, talking to her stopped feeling like an interview and more like eavesdropping as Glaser let her inner voice spiral.
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Jason Zinoman, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2025
In September, authorities searched Wen’s home and found around 50,000 rounds of 9 mm ammunition and a receiver that detects eavesdropping devices, the U.S. attorney’s office in Los Angeles said.
—Phil Helsel, NBC News, 4 Dec. 2024
Aside from some intense eavesdropping, the system can also cut the connection between the drone and its controller.
—New Atlas, 13 Dec. 2024
Yet from the first moment on the day of the breakup, Ben and Claire encounter a series of problems, everything from a bus ride with an obnoxious eavesdropping passenger (Stavros Halkias) to reuniting with an overzealous crush (Kate Pittard).
—Courtney Howard, Variety, 6 Dec. 2024
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Jason Zinoman, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2025
In September, authorities searched Wen’s home and found around 50,000 rounds of 9 mm ammunition and a receiver that detects eavesdropping devices, the U.S. attorney’s office in Los Angeles said.
—Phil Helsel, NBC News, 4 Dec. 2024
Aside from some intense eavesdropping, the system can also cut the connection between the drone and its controller.
—New Atlas, 13 Dec. 2024
Yet from the first moment on the day of the breakup, Ben and Claire encounter a series of problems, everything from a bus ride with an obnoxious eavesdropping passenger (Stavros Halkias) to reuniting with an overzealous crush (Kate Pittard).
—Courtney Howard, Variety, 6 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for eavesdropping
Noun
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An investigation was launched, and a felony warrant for custodial interference was issued, Othram said in a news release.—
Kerry Breen,
CBS News,
5 Mar. 2025
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Although improvements and breakthroughs are being made constantly, systems that are accessible today suffer from low fault tolerance, high rates of error caused by qubits decaying out of their quantum state, and extreme sensitivity to interference.—
Bernard Marr,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
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The genre of true crime comes in for interrogation in both Predators, from director David Osit, and Zodiac Killer Project, directed by Charlie Shackleton.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
26 Feb. 2025
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Former President Barack Obama, for example, ended the C.I.A. interrogation program started under former President George W. Bush but did not fire the officers accused of torturing Al Qaeda prisoners.—
Seamus Hughes,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2025
Noun
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These inflatable decoys can be rapidly deployed, easily transported, and provide a low-cost means of confusing enemy reconnaissance efforts.—
Vikram Mittal,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2025
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Light helicopters were first developed in the 1960s as part of a trend to create small, agile rotorcraft for observation, reconnaissance and the transport of troops into challenging terrains.—
Michael Verdon,
Robb Report,
2 Mar. 2025
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Organizations must actively foster environments where questioning is encouraged, exploration is rewarded, and learning is continuous.—
Dr. Diane Hamilton,
Forbes,
8 Mar. 2025
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That odd exchange was followed by sharp questioning from Council Member Lincoln Restler over Holmes’ broader record and the contents of a Daily News article published Friday about the large-scale turnover throughout the agency and several hiring decisions.—
Chris Sommerfeldt,
New York Daily News,
7 Mar. 2025
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Investigators spoke to witnesses, obtained statements and reviewed video surveillance footage before three people were arrested.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
3 Mar. 2025
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While that family member attended a wedding, surveillance footage shows Avila-Puebla parking his vehicle a half a block from the home, removing a five-gallon jug and entering the building, police said in a news release.—
Rebecca Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Mar. 2025
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“Eavesdropping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eavesdropping. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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