wiretapped

past tense of wiretap

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wiretapped
Verb
  • Comedian Nate Bargatze has been tapped to make his Emmy-hosting debut, the Television Academy announced April 16.
    Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Because this comes at a time when few workers have access to pensions (and may have tapped their 401ks), career planning for the post-60 crowd takes on a certain urgency.
    Amy Lindgren, Twin Cities, 13 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Power gains are bugged to be too low for a new power grind that no one wants to do anyway.
    Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • His not winning it was considered a failure, and that bugged him.
    Brody Miller, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Brian continues to apologize, but Murtagh isn’t hearing it, and soon Balloch — who, by the way, overheard at least part of that conversation — beckons Brian and Murtagh back into the church.
    Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 12 Sep. 2025
  • That's bad news for Arizonans hoping to catch a sight of the spacecraft soaring overheard, but those willing to make a trip to the launch site in the neighboring state will still be treated to an incredible view of the Falcon 9 blasting off from the ground.
    Eric Lagatta, AZCentral.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • As Washington prepares to begin camp later this month, Coulibaly's recovery will be closely monitored.
    Grant Afseth, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
  • And the day also commemorates that quietly, the ozone layer continues its recovery, monitored by satellites that confirm what the Montreal Protocol set in motion decades ago.
    Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
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“Wiretapped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wiretapped. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.

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