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Recent Examples of overhear
From the crew mess, Jason overhears their banter and asks since when Marina is second stew.
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Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 13 May 2025
The rapper’s legal team has had to wait hours to see him at the jail — and was once also forced into a room where anyone standing outside could overhear them, the lawsuit says.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 12 May 2025
Saving Country Music website tells the story of his big career break, reporting that, during a teenage spell in jail, Rodriguez was overheard singing by a park ranger who mentioned him to a local music promoter.
—Caroline Frost, Deadline, 10 May 2025
That is, the book had to be overheard in order to have something to say.
—Andrea Long Chu, Vulture, 6 May 2025
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Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 13 May 2025
The rapper’s legal team has had to wait hours to see him at the jail — and was once also forced into a room where anyone standing outside could overhear them, the lawsuit says.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 12 May 2025
Saving Country Music website tells the story of his big career break, reporting that, during a teenage spell in jail, Rodriguez was overheard singing by a park ranger who mentioned him to a local music promoter.
—Caroline Frost, Deadline, 10 May 2025
That is, the book had to be overheard in order to have something to say.
—Andrea Long Chu, Vulture, 6 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overhear
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As traffic piles up behind them, a yell and a bang can be heard as the Chevy driver pulls out, running Cifuni over and dragging her down the street.—
John Annese,
New York Daily News,
26 May 2025
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But then the government appealed, and a three judge panel of the Ninth Circuit heard arguments in April.—
Quil Lawrence,
NPR,
26 May 2025
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Before joining a clinical trial, ask the researchers if an IRB is monitoring the study. Cost: Ask the research team if there is a cost to join the study.—
Carrie Madormo,
Health,
25 May 2025
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The concern is echoed in Washington, where national Democrats are closely monitoring the situation.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
The Washington Examiner,
25 May 2025
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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 3 Jun. 2025.
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