under observation

idiom

: being watched carefully

The plants seem to have recovered from the disease, but they are still under observation.

Examples of under observation in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

According to Abdel-Ghafar, 87 of the injured travelers have already left the hospital after receiving medical care, and 16 more remain stable but under observation. —Bailey Richards, People.com, 31 Aug. 2025

The vessel remains under observation as authorities work to determine what led to the incident aboard the coal-carrying ship. —Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Aug. 2025

He was admitted to Bellevue Hospital and held under observation for several months. —Mary Jane Gibson, Rolling Stone, 29 June 2025

This population of whales has been under observation by scientists for decades, yet the grooming behavior was only recently captured thanks to technological advancements in aerial observation. —Stephanie Edwards, Discover Magazine, 24 June 2025

Rhymes for under observation

• acclimatisation
• acclimatization
• acidification
• actualization
• annualization
• autocorrelation
• autoregulation
• beatification
• beneficiation
• biodegradation
• biotransformation
• bureaucratization