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voyeur

noun

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as in spy

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Recent Examples of voyeur Alma lives in a large, cavernous farmhouse in northern Germany that is both a hide-and-seeker’s playground and a voyeur’s delight. — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 20 Nov. 2025 Eavesdrop on conversations with Rohmer and Jacques Rivette in the Cahiers office, the clack of dueling typewriters soundtracking the camaraderie, and play voyeur as everyone’s hero Roberto Rosselini stops by to address the troops and pocket finger sandwiches on the way out. — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2025 Like John Cassavetes and Martin Scorsese, Jaglom knows how to push a scene into realms of such emotional nakedness that the viewer starts to feel like a voyeur looking in on relationships that are none of his or her business. — Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 25 Sep. 2025 The police set up surveillance around their home to catch the voyeur, but tensions within the family rise as secrets unravel under the scrutiny of eyes watching them from all sides. — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 19 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for voyeur

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Yet the Department of Military Counterintelligence—formally responsible for detecting foreign spies within the armed forces—has also been involved in many cases, reflecting the growing dependence of Russian industries on military contracts.

— Andrei Soldatov, Foreign Affairs, 31 Aug. 2026
The Bourne Identity Teens who enjoy action movies and spy capers will be all about the first film in the Bourne movie series, which came out in 2002.

— Kara Nesvig, Parents, 29 Aug. 2026

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Similar to how goggles protect your peepers from chlorine (and the burning feeling that can follow after opening your eyes in a swimming pool), goggles work very well to combat onion tears, Hale says.

— Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 May 2026
The House advanced the bill codifying the peeper’s status, House Bill 5534, this week by a vote of 136-0.

— Theo Peck-Suzuki, Hartford Courant, 3 May 2026

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