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wiretapping

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verb

present participle of wiretap

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for wiretapping
Noun
  • That sort of possible eavesdropping by bad actors has been a concern with public scanner traffic for decades.
    Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 July 2025
  • The psychological manipulation runs deeper than simple eavesdropping.
    Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 4 July 2025
Noun
  • The probe will include interviews of all responding officers and witnesses and a review of all video of the incident, including clips posted to social media as well as public and private surveillance footage.
    Matthew Medsger, Boston Herald, 13 July 2025
  • Detectives are reviewing surveillance footage and seeking witnesses to the collission, Orland Park police said.
    Daily Southtown, Chicago Tribune, 13 July 2025
Noun
  • In World War II, amphibious aircraft were used for reconnaissance, search and rescue operations, and anti-submarine warfare.
    Daniel Cote, Robb Report, 9 July 2025
  • The fire call came in at 1:21 p.m., and firefighters were conducting reconnaissance on the blaze when bullets began raining down at about 2 p.m., Norris told reporters.
    Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 30 June 2025
Noun
  • The Office of Space Commerce, part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, has been around since the 1980s as a licensing agency for remote sensing and Earth observation satellites.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 10 July 2025
  • Melissa Carter then takes us on a journey through nearly a century of observations from Scripps Pier, offering a behind-the-scenes look at the cutting-edge technologies now used to study marine plankton.
    David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 July 2025
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“Wiretapping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wiretapping. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.

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