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
Beth Warren, Nashville Tennessean, 25 Sep. 2025
The Chicago Fed on Tuesday introduced its own labor market monitor, including a forecast for the unemployment rate as well as other real-time labor statistics.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2025
Miami Herald Hurricane Bot, Miami Herald, 27 Sep. 2025
This is what gives me an extra incentive to monitor the new arrivals tab often.
—Sarah Lyon, Southern Living, 27 Sep. 2025
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Verb
One monitor will allow patients to watch television, while the other will serve as a live monitor.
—Beth Warren, Nashville Tennessean, 25 Sep. 2025
The Chicago Fed on Tuesday introduced its own labor market monitor, including a forecast for the unemployment rate as well as other real-time labor statistics.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2025
Noun
Anyone in the Bahamas and along the southeast coast of the United States from Florida to North Carolina should monitor the progress of this system.
—Miami Herald Hurricane Bot, Miami Herald, 27 Sep. 2025
This is what gives me an extra incentive to monitor the new arrivals tab often.
—Sarah Lyon, Southern Living, 27 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for monitor
Verb
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On a patch of public land north of Ramona earlier this month, Angela Hernandez-Cusick watched with a group of wildlife experts as the door to each cub’s carrier was opened.—
Karen Kucher,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Sep. 2025
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The desert sprawls into the Mexican state of Sonora and on distant peaks, the sheriff’s deputies say, cartel scouts sit with binoculars watching their every move.—
Avery Schmitz,
CNN Money,
29 Sep. 2025
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But observers caution that these aren’t gigs that call for high quality drama.—
Lynette Rice,
Deadline,
30 Sep. 2025
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Yet, as many observers predicted, attempts to extend transatlantic cohesion through NATO expansion ultimately provoked a Russian reaction that a transatlantic relationship premised on economic cooperation might not have had.—
JENNIFER KAVANAGH,
Foreign Affairs,
30 Sep. 2025
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In addition to yards of open grassy areas for Pickles and Franklin to roam freely, there is a pool, sauna, pickleball court, outdoor kitchen, and lots of shaded or umbrella-covered seating.—
Lennie Omalza,
Louisville Courier Journal,
2 Oct. 2025
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With support from the ADG Community Journalism Project, LEARNS reporter Josh Snyder covers the impact of the law on the K-12 education system across the state, and its effect on teachers, students, parents and communities.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Monitor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monitor. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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