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Recent Examples of overhear
Ocasio said an employee of hers who was taking out the garbage overheard the agents talking about the upcoming festivals.
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Nell Salzman, Chicago Tribune, 10 July 2025
The Hurt Syndicate member’s girlfriend Alicia Atout allegedly overheard Baker speaking ill of MJF backstage during the July 17, 2024 broadcast of AEW Dynamite.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
But signals intelligence also has limitations, as overheard snippets of conversations sometimes lack context and must be paired with other information for a fuller picture of events.
—Arkansas Online, 30 June 2025
The future Hall of Famer was overheard discussing his next steps in the NBA in a recording making the rounds online over the weekend.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 30 June 2025
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Nell Salzman, Chicago Tribune, 10 July 2025
The Hurt Syndicate member’s girlfriend Alicia Atout allegedly overheard Baker speaking ill of MJF backstage during the July 17, 2024 broadcast of AEW Dynamite.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
But signals intelligence also has limitations, as overheard snippets of conversations sometimes lack context and must be paired with other information for a fuller picture of events.
—Arkansas Online, 30 June 2025
The future Hall of Famer was overheard discussing his next steps in the NBA in a recording making the rounds online over the weekend.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 30 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overhear
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Powell held up both Irwin and Grace while their friends and family off-screen could be heard laughing at the sight.—
Hannah Sacks,
People.com,
25 July 2025
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Alone at night, Mike hears the animatronics nearby.—
Allison DeGrushe Published,
EW.com,
25 July 2025
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The Del Valle school district is still monitoring the effects of the federal pause on certain funding, spokesman Christopher Weddle said last week.—
Keri Heath,
Austin American Statesman,
25 July 2025
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Amazon runs an active program to monitor for such impersonation scams, which includes sharing information as and when new campaigns are identified and critically shutting down the bad actors behind these attacks, both technically and legally.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
24 July 2025
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To spy green sea and hawksbill turtles nesting, visit from July through October.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
11 July 2025
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Murrell's efforts drew attention from those who could spy into his Evendale yard.—
Amber Hunt,
The Enquirer,
2 July 2025
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“Overhear.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overhear. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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