EAVESDROPPING (ON) Synonyms: 15 Similar Words

eavesdropping (on)

verb

present participle of eavesdrop (on)

as in listening in (on)

to listen to (another in private conversation) a nosy traveler who likes to eavesdrop on his fellow airline passengers

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Instead, forecasters are monitoring a recurrent coronal hole, an area where the sun’s magnetic field opens into space and allows faster solar wind to escape.

— Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
Officers continued monitoring the bear throughout the rescue, allowing first responders to safely treat and evacuate the injured hiker.

— Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 21 July 2026

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Just across the sea lie North Korea, China and Russia, which all have powerful spying capacities that Japan isn’t fully equipped to fend off.

— Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 31 July 2026
Turkish, Asian and Chinese brands flooded in at first, spying a once-in-a-generation opportunity to hoover up prime real estate.

— Mark Faithfull, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026

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There's also the company's TrueSpatial 3D tech which pairs with head tracking hardware to emulate the experience of hearing powerful speakers directing sound towards you across a wider soundstage for greater immersion.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 26 July 2026
Cops had been alerted about the situation by Thomas’ wife, who called 911 after hearing gunshots and discovering a body on a bed.

— Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 26 July 2026

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