monitored

past tense of monitor
as in watched
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 For decades, the state’s population of piping plovers has been closely monitored each year and the bird’s habitat remains protected. Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 19 July 2026 Even though Yates told staff of her drug use history, staff placed her in a cell where she would not be monitored for withdrawals or overdoses, the suit alleged. Theresa Clift july 17, Sacbee.com, 17 July 2026 FoodNet also never monitored cyclospora in Michigan, where the outbreak has been the most prevalent. Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026 In the town of Suchiate, located along the river that separates Mexico from Guatemala, coastal areas are being monitored for tsunami risk, according to Mayor Elmer Vázquez Gallardo. ABC News, 17 July 2026 Lake County’s mosquito surveillance program, a collaboration between the Health Department, the Lake County Forest Preserves and area municipalities, has mosquito traps set around the county that are monitored weekly. Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2026 The nasal spray is administered in a clinic where patients are monitored for about two hours. Angelica Peebles, CNBC, 16 July 2026 Bland, the judge’s order says, will be monitored by the Mental Health Administrator’s Office, which must inform the court if Bland violates her conditional release. Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 15 July 2026 Flights are constantly monitored by air traffic control, so pilots have support if there is a navigation failure. Andrea Romano, Travel + Leisure, 15 July 2026
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  • Per Fifa’s data, more than 50 million people across Mexico, Canada, and the USA watched the World Cup unfold during its opening weekend.
    Joe Bobowicz, Vogue, 16 July 2026
  • Publishers have watched advertising revenue shrink drastically as audiences moved online and the companies’ platforms captured more than half of global digital ad spending.
    Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 15 July 2026
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  • The European Commission adopted the Delegated Act, which updates and simplifies the list of products covered by the EUDR, while the Implementing Act outlines the information system for submitting due diligence statements and simplified declarations.
    Jennifer Bringle, Footwear News, 16 July 2026
  • The bolts attaching this structure to the bottom of the spacecraft were then covered by plugs protecting them from the friction of re-entry.
    Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 16 July 2026

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“Monitored.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monitored. Accessed 22 Jul. 2026.

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