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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 monitored
Some isolation rooms at the University of Nebraska center are currently occupied by people who are being monitored for hantavirus.
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Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN Money, 6 June 2026
Wearing collars to trigger automatic feeding machines which mix milk with powdered milk to order for each individual, and tags on their ears for identification, they are very closely monitored.
—Omer Awan, Forbes.com, 6 June 2026
Roblox chats are unencrypted and monitored around the clock, according to the spokesperson.
—Michael Ruiz , Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 6 June 2026
Once deployed, Pegasus will be monitored from Earth, with teams in Colorado guiding operations in real time.
—Karen Morfitt, CBS News, 6 June 2026
Her group was afraid to use Iran’s intranet with clients, as it is known to be monitored by the government.
—Holly Dagres, The Atlantic, 5 June 2026
The captain was flying the aircraft while the first officer monitored the flight instruments during the gusty approach.
—Russell Lewis, NPR, 4 June 2026
Throughout the training period, researchers monitored weekly survey responses alongside wearable-device metrics, including heart rate variability (HRV), sleep quality and recovery readiness.
—Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 4 June 2026
Already without Pablo López and Mick Abel, and with several other starters’ workloads being monitored, potentially losing Rojas would put a serious strain on the team’s resources.
—Dan Hayes, New York Times, 29 May 2026
Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN Money, 6 June 2026
Wearing collars to trigger automatic feeding machines which mix milk with powdered milk to order for each individual, and tags on their ears for identification, they are very closely monitored.
—Omer Awan, Forbes.com, 6 June 2026
Roblox chats are unencrypted and monitored around the clock, according to the spokesperson.
—Michael Ruiz , Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 6 June 2026
Once deployed, Pegasus will be monitored from Earth, with teams in Colorado guiding operations in real time.
—Karen Morfitt, CBS News, 6 June 2026
Her group was afraid to use Iran’s intranet with clients, as it is known to be monitored by the government.
—Holly Dagres, The Atlantic, 5 June 2026
The captain was flying the aircraft while the first officer monitored the flight instruments during the gusty approach.
—Russell Lewis, NPR, 4 June 2026
Throughout the training period, researchers monitored weekly survey responses alongside wearable-device metrics, including heart rate variability (HRV), sleep quality and recovery readiness.
—Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 4 June 2026
Already without Pablo López and Mick Abel, and with several other starters’ workloads being monitored, potentially losing Rojas would put a serious strain on the team’s resources.
—Dan Hayes, New York Times, 29 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for monitored
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The country was called Zaire at the time, and Dede Ntumba, who now lives in Atlanta, watched his home team compete in Germany on a black-and-white TV.—
Amna Subhan,
AJC.com,
9 June 2026
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For homes where people want support without feeling watched or managed, that balance could make a real difference.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
8 June 2026
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At the time, the medication was covered by her health insurance.—
Maia Rosenfeld,
NBC news,
29 May 2026
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The changes to reviews for children's care will apply to people who are covered by UnitedHealthcare's private insurance and Medicaid, the federal-state health care program for low income families and some with disabilities.—
Ken Alltucker,
USA Today,
29 May 2026
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“Monitored.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monitored. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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