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Recent Examples of overhear
Even wrapped in paper, the stench of the aptly named stinkhorn mushrooms was overpowering, but the woman stifled a laugh upon overhearing two other passengers gripe about the swarm of flies around them.
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Alla Katsnelson, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2025
Then Matt overhears Foggy chatting to a scared client on the phone, and everything changes.
—Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2025
Giulia overhears the twins plotting to silence the fisherman, who’s gone missing.
—Martine Paris, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
And then calling him late last night, when his wife might have overheard, what was that about?
—Joyce Carol Oates, The New Yorker, 16 Mar. 2025
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Alla Katsnelson, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2025
Then Matt overhears Foggy chatting to a scared client on the phone, and everything changes.
—Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2025
Giulia overhears the twins plotting to silence the fisherman, who’s gone missing.
—Martine Paris, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
And then calling him late last night, when his wife might have overheard, what was that about?
—Joyce Carol Oates, The New Yorker, 16 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overhear
Verb
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Communicate openly, make ethical decisions, stay true to your values, be transparent and be open to hearing the voices of your team.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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Screams and crashing sounds can be heard for a few seconds before the video goes dark.—
Jessica Hasbun,
CNN Money,
8 Apr. 2025
Verb
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These storms may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio stations and available television stations for additional information and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Apr. 2025
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Authorities also will monitor air quality for radiation and use drones and surveillance cameras to keep an eye on the crowds.—
Carlie Kollath Wells,
Axios,
7 Apr. 2025
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Although not a household name like the CIA or FBI, the NSA is a vast and extremely high-tech spying agency that specializes in gathering signals intelligence – more commonly known as electronic eavesdropping - around the world, in space and more recently in cyberspace.—
Josh Meyer,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2025
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But everything would suddenly shift after a woman named Ariana spied Foxy’s photo.—
TJ Macias,
Kansas City Star,
1 Apr. 2025
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“Overhear.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overhear. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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