as in watch
an act or period of watching for signs of activity, danger, or opportunity
kept vigil at their ailing son's bedside the entire time he was in the hospital
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Recent Examples of vigil
The university plans to hold a vigil for the victims at 5 p.m. Friday at Langford Green in front of the Unconquered Statute.
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Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 18 Apr. 2025
In the week since Victor was shot, community members have held protests calling for police accountability and a candlelight vigil outside the Portneuf Medical Center in Pocatello to mourn the teenage boy.
—Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 14 Apr. 2025
Brother Javier Medina came to the vigil from Chicago’s Hyde Park neighborhood.
—Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2025
The vigil took place near the home of Excenia Mette, 61, who was gunned down Tuesday night trying to make sure her grandson was safe amid a senseless brawl.
—Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 24 Apr. 2025
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Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 18 Apr. 2025
In the week since Victor was shot, community members have held protests calling for police accountability and a candlelight vigil outside the Portneuf Medical Center in Pocatello to mourn the teenage boy.
—Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 14 Apr. 2025
Brother Javier Medina came to the vigil from Chicago’s Hyde Park neighborhood.
—Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2025
The vigil took place near the home of Excenia Mette, 61, who was gunned down Tuesday night trying to make sure her grandson was safe amid a senseless brawl.
—Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 24 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vigil
Noun
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While the Classic looks a little more built-up, and has what may be a larger, physical rotating bezel, both watches have what’s known in some circles as a squircle design.—
Andrew Williams,
Forbes.com,
9 May 2025
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Under her watch, the company distributed such festival firepower as The Boy and the Heron and Memoir of a Snail.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
9 May 2025
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Last May, a 2016 hotel surveillance video exclusively shared by CNN showed Combs kicking, hitting and dragging Ventura Fine – actions that were first described in her legal complaint.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
15 May 2025
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On the first day of the trial on Monday, May 12, jurors saw surveillance video of the music mogul beating and kicking Ventura in an elevator bank at the Intercontinental Hotel in Los Angeles in 2016.—
Elizabeth Rosner,
People.com,
14 May 2025
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“Vigil.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vigil. Accessed 18 May. 2025.
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