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  1. spyingnoun

    keeping a secret or furtive watch

    Synonyms:
    espial, spotting, catching, undercover work, detection

  2. spying, undercover worknoun

    the act of keeping a secret watch for intelligence purposes

    Synonyms:
    espial, spotting, catching, undercover work, detection

  3. detection, catching, espial, spying, spottingnoun

    the act of detecting something; catching sight of something

    Synonyms:
    detective work, staining, sleuthing, sensing, detecting, detection, signal detection, catching, espial, maculation, undercover work, spotting, contracting

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  1. surveiling

    a synonym for surveil is to keep an eye on. that phrase infers that it is for information gathering in a covert manner. spying has the connotation of covert information gathering.

    Submitted by Artemis on April 12, 2019  

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  1. spyingnoun

    Synonyms:
    espionage, espial

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  1. List of paraphrases for "spying":

    espionage, spy

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How to use spying in a sentence?

  1. Ron Wyden:

    This admission from DHS bolsters my concern about stingrays and other spying devices being used to spy on Americans’ phones.

  2. William Barr:

    For the same reason we're worried about foreign influence in elections, I think spying on a political campaign is a big deal, i'm not suggesting those rules were violated but I think it's important to look at. ... I think it's my obligation.

  3. Eva Galperin:

    This is one of the very few campaigns where there is such a direct link between spying and physical danger, eFF’s technical analysis confirmed what I had always suspected.

  4. Marc Rogers:

    These guys can do everything from just collect a little bit of marketing information, all the way to building a profile on you and spying on your banking connections, it's a very dangerous slope.

  5. Donald Trump:

    They were trying to infiltrate the administration, really, its a coup. Its spying. Its hard to believe in this country we would have had that.


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