Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for listen in (on)
Verb
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Once airborne, people on the ground may not hear it at all.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
8 Feb. 2026 -
For months after presenting his vision to Hanceville’s leaders, Thompson heard nothing.—
Rob Picheta,
CNN Money,
7 Feb. 2026
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Where that fresh water enters the ocean matters, but researchers have struggled to monitor it at scale.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Feb. 2026
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After reviewing over 30 years of monitoring data, entomologists at the University of Florida (UF) now say both the Formosan and Asian subterranean termites (Coptotermes formosanus and Coptotermes gestroi) are expanding their range of destruction.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
5 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Why some Ukrainians agree to spy The profile of Ukrainians recruited by Russia is a broad one.—
Daria Tarasova-Markina,
CNN Money,
11 Feb. 2026
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When Claire and Frank retreat to Inverness on holiday following the end of WWII, Frank spies the spectre of a Highlander staring up into Claire's window that abruptly vanishes.—
Amy Wilkinson,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Feb. 2026
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Karen Powers overheard the adjuster accusing her husband and brother of having failed to perform work with the money that State Farm had issued on the earlier claim.—
J.C. Hallman,
Oklahoman,
10 Feb. 2026
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Although Silvia and Guojun didn’t discuss their private lives, their employees could easily overhear them fight.—
Ava Kofman,
New Yorker,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Listen in (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/listen%20in%20%28on%29. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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