listening device

noun

: a small hidden microphone that is used to secretly listen to and record people

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Last year, The New York Times reported that during that same period of high-level engagement, US Navy SEALs allegedly carried out a covert mission inside North Korea to plant a listening device ahead of the summit. — Will Ripley, CNN Money, 8 Mar. 2026 Thompson reportedly signaled for the operator, who was believed to be wearing AirPods or another personal listening device at the time, to slow down after noticing the boxes were unstrapped and appeared to be shifting and unstable. — Andrea Guzmán, Austin American Statesman, 12 Feb. 2026 In the film, Curtis' character, Helen Tasker, is duped into a phony spy mission: pose as an escort and plant a listening device on a client who, unbeknownst to her character, is her husband. — Will Croxton, CBS News, 26 Jan. 2026 The Studio Max 1 simply reproduces the signals being sent out by your listening device. — New Atlas, 12 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for listening device

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“Listening device.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/listening%20device. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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