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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wiretapped
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In celebration of New York Fashion Week, the home furnishings, accessories and lighting retailer tapped the two for its DWR Originals campaign, which was previewed by WWD on Wednesday and brings together voices shaping modern culture through design.—
Sofia Celeste,
Footwear News,
11 Feb. 2026 -
Foran was tapped to take the wheel, and steer the conglomerate back on course.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
11 Feb. 2026
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Instead, Ladinig says Pierre Haobsh bugged Henry Han's computer with a spyware app called a keylogger.—
Natalie Morales,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Feeling good Weathers has been bugged by several injuries over the last few years.—
Brendan Kuty,
New York Times,
16 Jan. 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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According to Salazar, the plot was discovered when a detention deputy with the Bexar County Jail intelligence group overheard coded language during monitored inmate phone calls, which investigators believe referenced a plan to harm a witness outside the jail.—
Raul Trey Lopez,
San Antonio Express-News,
9 Feb. 2026
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The work can be done faster, because it’s centralized, tightly choreographed, closely monitored and possibly automated — but also because multiple things can happen at the same time.—
Ben Christopher,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Feb. 2026
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Corporations known to have manipulated rental prices & housing supply should be closely monitored.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Feb. 2026
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“Wiretapped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wiretapped. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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