Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for listen in (on)
Verb
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Rubio’s openness to hearing leaders out was welcomed, sources said.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
27 Mar. 2025 -
Laughter can be heard and nobody stepped in to help.—
Rebecca Noel,
Charlotte Observer,
27 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Complementing the creativity is data, with physios, performance analysts, nutritionists and psychologists closely monitoring players.—
Robert Kidd,
Forbes.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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Under the plan, the Treasury will gain greater authority to monitor and screen payments for fraud and improper disbursement before funds are released.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Shauna then spies a swarm of moths attracted to a fluorescent light in the ceiling, dooming themselves to fly toward nothingness again and again and again.—
Erin Qualey,
Vulture,
28 Mar. 2025
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Visitors may now spy Lil’ Yachty, a gator found at the Mount Dora Country Club, who is missing part of his tail.—
Dewayne Bevil,
Orlando Sentinel,
25 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Giulia overhears the twins plotting to silence the fisherman, who’s gone missing.—
Martine Paris,
Forbes,
20 Mar. 2025
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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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“Listen in (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/listen%20in%20%28on%29. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
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