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overheard

adjective as in listened to

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The court heard a taxi driver overheard the boy discussing the attack as he was driving him home.

From BBC

She alleged McMillion was overheard making a comment to the effect of “no straight woman can ever work in SWAT.”

The English-only rule was put in place after someone overheard two employees speaking Spanish at work.

After someone overheard an employee speaking Spanish — they were asking a co-worker for a pen — the school implemented an English-only policy at work, the Civil Rights Department said.

It was clear from overheard conversations that Trump’s acolytes were gleeful at the prospect of inconveniencing the Democratic residents of New York.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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