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Synonyms for spying
spy·ing
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Princeton's WordNet
spyingnoun
keeping a secret or furtive watch
Synonyms:
espial, spotting, catching, undercover work, detectionspying, undercover worknoun
the act of keeping a secret watch for intelligence purposes
Synonyms:
espial, spotting, catching, undercover work, detectiondetection, catching, espial, spying, spottingnoun
the act of detecting something; catching sight of something
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detective work, staining, sleuthing, sensing, detecting, detection, signal detection, catching, espial, maculation, undercover work, spotting, contracting
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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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This admission from DHS bolsters my concern about stingrays and other spying devices being used to spy on Americans’ phones.
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.
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.
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.
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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