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 The new letter warns that the industry doesn't yet know how to safely build and deploy models whose reasoning process can't be monitored. — Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026 Banyan Elementary was not on the recent list of schools being monitored for possible closure, which was released by the district in August but shortly thereafter put on pause by new Superintendent Rafael Villalobos. — Austin Horn, Miami Herald, 8 Oct. 2026 The researchers then monitored the participants’ cognitive health for up to five years and their motor function for up to seven years. — Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2026 Each compartment is monitored independently, with the system detecting when food is running low and sending an alert to the user's phone. — New Atlas, 8 Oct. 2026 Pollutants monitored by the permit include arsenic, mercury, chromium, sulfate and zinc, according to the permit application. — Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026 Heat pumps under test Alongside lab tests, Fraunhofer ISE has monitored five large heat pumps in district heating networks since 2023. — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 7 Oct. 2026 The premises are also monitored by Perry’s own elite, 24-hour security team. — Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 2 Oct. 2026 That means any reduction in financial transparency has direct implications on how the investments of the funds are monitored. — Tzachi Zach, The Conversation, 2 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for monitored
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  • Degroote says Fox acquired the format after executives watched the French adaptation, which significantly expanded the scale of the original Norwegian concept.
    — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026
  • According to Phillips, there were around 6 billion hours of unscripted watched across the BBC last year, while 70% of the corporation’s content mix is now unscripted.
    — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 12 Oct. 2026
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  • Wigs can cost thousands of dollars and are often not covered by insurance.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026
  • As for the stumps left behind, Federal Emergency Management Agency rules said that if a tree is more than 24 inches in diameter or is leaning more than 51%, it’s covered under FEMA reimbursement, Public Works Director Brad Baxter said.
    — Michelle L. Quinn, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026

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“Monitored.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monitored. Accessed 15 Oct. 2026.

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