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- the neighborhood crime watch
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- hack
- [slang]
- kept a watch over the sick baby
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- the little boy kept watch at the window for signs of Santa and his sleigh
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verbSynonyms & Antonyms of watch (Entry 2 of 2)
- I turned my head to continue watching the bird as it flew away
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- watch what I do when I run into that kind of problem
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- brush (aside or off),
- discount,
- dismiss,
- gloss (over),
- gloze (over),
- neglect,
- pass over,
- pooh-pooh
- (also pooh),
- scorn,
- shrug off
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- watched the situation to see if it improved
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- you should watch what you eat if you want a long, healthy life
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- hired a high school girl to watch their daughter until they got home from work
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“Watch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Watch. Accessed 21 Feb. 2020.
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The first known use of watch was before the 12th century
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