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Exhausted and piqued after overhearing a patronizing conversation about David, Ester leaves in the caravan, taking her son on an impromptu drive, during which they are joined by livewire free spirit Zuza (Juliana Brutovska).
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Catherine Bray, Variety, 24 May 2025
Clinicians at the Department of Veterans Affairs say the president’s return-to-office order is forcing many of them to work from makeshift spaces where sensitive conversations can be overheard.
—Ellen Barry, New York Times, 4 May 2025
In a press conference on Wednesday, May 14, Lanez's legal team claimed to have a new witness — a bodyguard for one of Megan's friends — who allegedly overheard the friend say that Lanez didn’t shoot the three-time Grammy winner.
—Ilana Kaplan, People.com, 20 May 2025
The young boy overheard his mother and shaman Madame Gwigokja talking about a talisman that marked Jae-yi for death.
—Kayti Burt, Time, 16 May 2025
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Catherine Bray, Variety, 24 May 2025
Clinicians at the Department of Veterans Affairs say the president’s return-to-office order is forcing many of them to work from makeshift spaces where sensitive conversations can be overheard.
—Ellen Barry, New York Times, 4 May 2025
In a press conference on Wednesday, May 14, Lanez's legal team claimed to have a new witness — a bodyguard for one of Megan's friends — who allegedly overheard the friend say that Lanez didn’t shoot the three-time Grammy winner.
—Ilana Kaplan, People.com, 20 May 2025
The young boy overheard his mother and shaman Madame Gwigokja talking about a talisman that marked Jae-yi for death.
—Kayti Burt, Time, 16 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overhear
Verb
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If the sky turns ominous and thunder can be heard, find a secure place for shelter.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
8 June 2025
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If the sky becomes threatening and thunder can be heard, find a safe place to shelter.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
8 June 2025
Verb
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Here are some trends to monitor during the early portion of the month as the Cardinals aim to keep afloat.—
Katie Woo,
New York Times,
6 June 2025
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Dilly Dally, like other turtles treated and re-released by the LMC, will be tracked via satellite attached to her shell to chart her movements and monitor her re-acclimation to living in the wild.—
Alana Wise,
NPR,
6 June 2025
Verb
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On Wednesday, an investigator spied a suspicious drone over the detention center shortly before 3 a.m. and tracked it to a landing spot on top of an SUV parked just down the road.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
24 May 2025
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This sounds like a possible link to spy craft or missile warning, but there's a chance Chinese officials approved the patches to misdirect outside observers, or there's no connection at all.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
23 May 2025
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“Overhear.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overhear. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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