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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 monitoring
Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 22 Feb. 2026
The latter is on high alert, operating together with the National Guard, Army and Navy through strategic deployment and aerial monitoring at key points in Michoacán.
—Claudia Núñez, AZCentral.com, 22 Feb. 2026
The couple also allegedly photographed hundreds of computer screens containing confidential information from Google and Company 2, in what appeared to be an attempt at circumventing digital monitoring tools.
—Anniek Bao, CNBC, 20 Feb. 2026
That has now prompted Yuba County officials to proclaim a local emergency to step up environmental monitoring and coordination in its wake.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 20 Feb. 2026
In 2024, the Biden Administration strengthened MATS beyond the original 2012 standards, instituting continuous emissions monitoring and stricter pollution limits for particulate matter and mercury.
—Simmone Shah, Time, 20 Feb. 2026
Drugs with very tight therapeutic windows, such as heart and pulmonary drugs, require more diligent monitoring and administration.
—Lauren J. Young, Scientific American, 20 Feb. 2026
The lawsuit also seeks an order instructing OpenLoop to pay for lifetime credit monitoring and identity-theft insurance for all class members.
—Clark Kauffman, Iowa Capital Dispatch, 20 Feb. 2026
In 2015, President Barack Obama's administration struck a deal with Iran and other global powers to limit the country's uranium stockpiles and enrichment capacity for a set period of time, and to submit Iran's nuclear program to IAEA monitoring, in exchange for sanctions relief.
—Joe Walsh, CBS News, 20 Feb. 2026
Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 16 Feb. 2026
These services do all the work for you by actively monitoring and systematically erasing your personal information from hundreds of websites.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 16 Feb. 2026
Hazmat teams spent days monitoring the air.
—Susan Moynihan, Hartford Courant, 15 Feb. 2026
They are often held incommunicado for days or weeks and prevented from contacting family members or lawyers, according to activists monitoring the arrests.
—CBS News, 14 Feb. 2026
These traits make biodrones suitable for inspecting pipelines, surveying industrial zones, monitoring power lines, or supporting search and rescue missions in hard-to-reach locations.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 10 Feb. 2026
Social workers spent eight months monitoring how Silvia handled Benjamin’s medical needs.
—Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
Turbocharge terror If combined with the facial recognition and social media monitoring commonly deployed by the Department of Homeland Security, those reams of data would turbocharge ICE’s terror campaign in the short term and destroy American civil liberties in the long term.
—Tressie McMillan Cottom, Mercury News, 7 Feb. 2026
In 2023, Sandacz developed a plant pollinator monitoring program to increase the understanding of the relationship between plants and pollinators.
—Myrna Petlicki, Chicago Tribune, 7 Feb. 2026
Noun
Clay-heavy soils retain moisture longer and need careful monitoring to prevent oversaturation.
—Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 22 Feb. 2026
The latter is on high alert, operating together with the National Guard, Army and Navy through strategic deployment and aerial monitoring at key points in Michoacán.
—Claudia Núñez, AZCentral.com, 22 Feb. 2026
The couple also allegedly photographed hundreds of computer screens containing confidential information from Google and Company 2, in what appeared to be an attempt at circumventing digital monitoring tools.
—Anniek Bao, CNBC, 20 Feb. 2026
That has now prompted Yuba County officials to proclaim a local emergency to step up environmental monitoring and coordination in its wake.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 20 Feb. 2026
In 2024, the Biden Administration strengthened MATS beyond the original 2012 standards, instituting continuous emissions monitoring and stricter pollution limits for particulate matter and mercury.
—Simmone Shah, Time, 20 Feb. 2026
Drugs with very tight therapeutic windows, such as heart and pulmonary drugs, require more diligent monitoring and administration.
—Lauren J. Young, Scientific American, 20 Feb. 2026
The lawsuit also seeks an order instructing OpenLoop to pay for lifetime credit monitoring and identity-theft insurance for all class members.
—Clark Kauffman, Iowa Capital Dispatch, 20 Feb. 2026
In 2015, President Barack Obama's administration struck a deal with Iran and other global powers to limit the country's uranium stockpiles and enrichment capacity for a set period of time, and to submit Iran's nuclear program to IAEA monitoring, in exchange for sanctions relief.
—Joe Walsh, CBS News, 20 Feb. 2026
Verb
Jackson County alerted local schools to continue monitoring the issue, but law enforcement did not have probable cause to arrest or take other actions, according to the statement.
—Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 16 Feb. 2026
These services do all the work for you by actively monitoring and systematically erasing your personal information from hundreds of websites.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 16 Feb. 2026
Hazmat teams spent days monitoring the air.
—Susan Moynihan, Hartford Courant, 15 Feb. 2026
They are often held incommunicado for days or weeks and prevented from contacting family members or lawyers, according to activists monitoring the arrests.
—CBS News, 14 Feb. 2026
These traits make biodrones suitable for inspecting pipelines, surveying industrial zones, monitoring power lines, or supporting search and rescue missions in hard-to-reach locations.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 10 Feb. 2026
Social workers spent eight months monitoring how Silvia handled Benjamin’s medical needs.
—Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
Turbocharge terror If combined with the facial recognition and social media monitoring commonly deployed by the Department of Homeland Security, those reams of data would turbocharge ICE’s terror campaign in the short term and destroy American civil liberties in the long term.
—Tressie McMillan Cottom, Mercury News, 7 Feb. 2026
In 2023, Sandacz developed a plant pollinator monitoring program to increase the understanding of the relationship between plants and pollinators.
—Myrna Petlicki, Chicago Tribune, 7 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for monitoring
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The observations provide the most detailed picture yet of where the planet’s auroras form and how energy moves through its atmosphere.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Feb. 2026
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But observations from the forthcoming Artemis II could inform the selection of future landing sites.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
21 Feb. 2026
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In the Apple Podcasts app, users will be able to switch between watching and listening to shows, as is the case on Spotify, potentially setting them up as a more direct competitor Users can watch video from within the app and move to horizontal full display and download videos to watch offline.—
Caitlin Huston,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Feb. 2026
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Instead, the crowd—which included Keke Palmer, Issa Rae, Amy Madigan, and Jesse Plemons—stayed seated and enjoyed a chill meal while watching the SNL star host do her thing.—
Paul Chi,
Vogue,
16 Feb. 2026
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There is discussion in the news nationwide about legal observing and know-your-rights training sessions.—
Heidi Reynolds-Stenson,
The Conversation,
29 Jan. 2026
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Both Gemini telescopes are known for advanced observing techniques that help counteract the blurring effects of Earth's atmosphere.—
Kenna Hughes-Castleberry,
Space.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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The Economist has been covering markets, finance, and global affairs since 1843, watching rivals come and go from its perch.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
23 Feb. 2026
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If that federal funding does not materialize, Maryland taxpayers will be left covering the shortfall through the state’s general fund.—
J.B. Jennings,
Baltimore Sun,
22 Feb. 2026
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Conventional policing methods were often constrained by distance, with specialist air support based hundreds of miles away in Sydney and limited local resources stretching response times.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
22 Feb. 2026
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While the cities assert the contract changes came as a surprise with limited transparency, the county argues that policing has become far more expensive and that these municipalities must now pay for the true cost of the services.—
Luis Melecio-Zambrano,
Mercury News,
21 Feb. 2026
Noun
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By that point, at least one nearby business had overwritten its surveillance footage.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
19 Feb. 2026
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Federal agencies halted overdose-surveillance networks, delayed youth smoking data, scaled back food-safety pathogen monitoring and purged transgender health information from websites.—
Mike Stobbe,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Feb. 2026
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For instance, the current system demonstrates radio-frequency communication, but full spacecraft electronics involve many other components, including processors, memory systems, and power management units.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Feb. 2026
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Fifty-year-old Daniel Taylor, a professor of marketing and supply chain management at the university’s Rawls College of Business, faces a charge of conspiracy to distribute or possess with intent to distribute fentanyl, according to the statement.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
21 Feb. 2026
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Regarding Anthropic’s other red line, autonomous weapons, the definition is narrow enough to be manageable—systems that select and engage targets without human supervision.—
Deni Ellis Béchard,
Scientific American,
21 Feb. 2026
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Although she was quickly released from federal custody, Armstrong is subject to probation officer supervision while awaiting trial.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
21 Feb. 2026
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