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Recent Examples of overhears
In the movie, Manchester overhears conversations by the Toys R’ Us manager Mitch (Peter Dinklage) and an employee Leigh.
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Zach Dennis, Charlotte Observer, 10 Sep. 2025
In the book, Jackie admits her feelings to Cole, and Alex overhears the conversation.
—Julia Moore, People.com, 31 Aug. 2025
However, as the movie progresses, Se-ri overhears her mother discussing Yun-seok’s home life.
—Kayti Burt, Time, 29 Aug. 2025
Conrad, who is ready to leave to head back to California, overhears her sobs.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Zach Dennis, Charlotte Observer, 10 Sep. 2025
In the book, Jackie admits her feelings to Cole, and Alex overhears the conversation.
—Julia Moore, People.com, 31 Aug. 2025
However, as the movie progresses, Se-ri overhears her mother discussing Yun-seok’s home life.
—Kayti Burt, Time, 29 Aug. 2025
Conrad, who is ready to leave to head back to California, overhears her sobs.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overhears
Verb
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The questions my agency hears most often are surprisingly consistent.—
Peter Boyd,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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In his music, one hears long, flowing melodies combined with darting harmonies and intricate polyrhythms.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Sep. 2025
Verb
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When Leo first spies the orphaned Josie singing on a Boston street corner, he’s struck by her resemblance to the Pendleton family, his father’s former employers and the victims of great tragedy when their baby was kidnapped in 1880.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
28 Aug. 2025
Verb
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With Wednesday’s fatal shooting of three officers in rural Pennsylvania, more than three dozen law enforcement officers have been killed by hostile means in the line of duty in 2025, according to a national nonprofit organization that monitors such figures.—
Marc Ramirez,
USA Today,
18 Sep. 2025
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The upcoming Apple show The Savant, starring Jessica Chastain as a woman who monitors and engages with white supremacists online, tries to address these difficult matters too.—
Richard Lawson,
HollywoodReporter,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Overhears.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overhears. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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