as in to watch
to pay continued close attention to (something) for a particular purpose
police regularly monitor that road to record traffic density and to catch speeders
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Recent Examples of monitor
Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 8 Nov. 2025
Stakeholders will closely monitor effects on private grocery chains, jobs, and the overall cost of living in the city.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2025
Sohaib Imtiaz, Verywell Health, 5 Nov. 2025
Downstairs, Bennett is watching the preparations on a monitor when a contestant named Angel, portraying Vixen, strides onto the screen in a long green vest and snug-fitting black leather pants.
—Kristen Baldwin, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Nov. 2025
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Verb
Defense get a stop, but monitor Rueben Bain Miami’s defense got a stop on Syracuse’s first drive, which is good.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 8 Nov. 2025
Stakeholders will closely monitor effects on private grocery chains, jobs, and the overall cost of living in the city.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2025
Noun
My take on this is that a continuous glucose monitor can reveal individual variability in your post-meal glucose levels and increase your awareness of the impact of diet, activity, and sleep on your blood sugar levels.
—Sohaib Imtiaz, Verywell Health, 5 Nov. 2025
Downstairs, Bennett is watching the preparations on a monitor when a contestant named Angel, portraying Vixen, strides onto the screen in a long green vest and snug-fitting black leather pants.
—Kristen Baldwin, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for monitor
Verb
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Get your daily dose of entertainment news, celebrity updates, and what to watch with our EW Dispatch newsletter.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Jan. 2026
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Through a scenic swirl of Chicago snow flurries, Johnson loved watching Kmet, from the fullback position, eliminate cornerback Dru Phillips.—
Dan Wiederer,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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The striking parallels between the two regimes have led many observers to turn their attention to Iran and question whether the ailing Khamenei could face a similar fate.—
Mostafa Salem,
CNN Money,
7 Jan. 2026
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Industry observers and company officials credited Sheetz with broadening the chain’s appeal beyond typical convenience store fare.—
Moná Thomas,
PEOPLE,
6 Jan. 2026
Verb
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On April 16, a week after that panicked text message from Banfield, Wynn floated another proposal to the bank, this time asking if the school could get a line of credit to cover expenses through the summer.—
Jennifer Palmer,
Oklahoma Watch,
9 Jan. 2026
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The lush gardens are spread across about a dozen acres and feature a mix of styles, including a traditional Valencian space with Moorish influences, sprawling greenhouses, and pergolas covered in swaths of roses.—
Liz Provencher,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Monitor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monitor. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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