as in observation
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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 monitoring
Susanne Rust
follow,
Los Angeles Times,
30 June 2026
The vessel is part of the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection’s water monitoring program and will be used to research, monitor and assess water quality and factors that contribute to water quality change.
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Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
29 June 2026
Blue Square may be the most public-facing of these monitoring efforts, and, with Kraft’s money and platform, the best known, thanks to its Super Bowl ads and its association with America’s most popular sport.
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Jackie Hajdenberg,
Sun Sentinel,
29 June 2026
Cacconie was released after posting $1 million bail, surrendering his passport and being fitted with a monitoring device.
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Richard Ramos,
CBS News,
29 June 2026
One such growing area is the concept of ambient home health monitoring, or ambient assisted living.
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Dr. Sai Balasubramanian,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2026
However, the researchers also point out that this kind of monitoring is currently at risk.
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Scott K. Johnson,
ArsTechnica,
29 June 2026
Rhea Mogul,
CNN Money,
23 June 2026
The current surveillance camera system in Clarendon Hills has been in service for approximately eight years, with the focus being on monitoring the train crossing in the center of the village, along with limited areas of the central business district.
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Chuck Fieldman,
Chicago Tribune,
22 June 2026
But the mission’s goals outlined by the space agency—tasks such as scouting unexplored terrain, detecting stores of subsurface ice and monitoring atmospheric dust—are a far cry from the preexisting priority of Mars Sample Return and the associated search for alien life.
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Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
22 June 2026
The robot performs inspections around the clock, including nights and weekends, significantly increasing monitoring frequency compared with traditional maintenance routines.
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Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
22 June 2026
Meanwhile, Nicor Gas was on the scene monitoring gas and helping with safety operations.
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Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
22 June 2026
Even with autonomous drone operations, a person is still making the decision to launch that aircraft, monitoring the mission, and can intervene at any time.
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Alison Coleman,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2026
The aircraft had been monitoring sections of the highway linking La Paz and the city of Cochabamba.
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ABC News,
21 June 2026
Firefighters planned to continue monitoring the area until no smoke had been observed for three consecutive days, although crews had come off the fire line, according to an early Monday update from Cal Fire’s Sonoma-Lake-Napa Unit.
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Sean Campbell,
Sacbee.com,
15 June 2026
Noun
There appears to be no clear association between these two lists, although the contaminant list is supposed to inform the monitoring list.
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Susanne Rust
follow,
Los Angeles Times,
30 June 2026
The vessel is part of the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection’s water monitoring program and will be used to research, monitor and assess water quality and factors that contribute to water quality change.
—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
29 June 2026
Blue Square may be the most public-facing of these monitoring efforts, and, with Kraft’s money and platform, the best known, thanks to its Super Bowl ads and its association with America’s most popular sport.
—
Jackie Hajdenberg,
Sun Sentinel,
29 June 2026
Cacconie was released after posting $1 million bail, surrendering his passport and being fitted with a monitoring device.
—
Richard Ramos,
CBS News,
29 June 2026
One such growing area is the concept of ambient home health monitoring, or ambient assisted living.
—
Dr. Sai Balasubramanian,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2026
However, the researchers also point out that this kind of monitoring is currently at risk.
—
Scott K. Johnson,
ArsTechnica,
29 June 2026
Verb
But Iran denied making any new commitments on monitoring, with state media reporting that Tehran did not negotiate the nuclear issue during 18 hours of discussions.
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Rhea Mogul,
CNN Money,
23 June 2026
The current surveillance camera system in Clarendon Hills has been in service for approximately eight years, with the focus being on monitoring the train crossing in the center of the village, along with limited areas of the central business district.
—
Chuck Fieldman,
Chicago Tribune,
22 June 2026
But the mission’s goals outlined by the space agency—tasks such as scouting unexplored terrain, detecting stores of subsurface ice and monitoring atmospheric dust—are a far cry from the preexisting priority of Mars Sample Return and the associated search for alien life.
—
Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
22 June 2026
The robot performs inspections around the clock, including nights and weekends, significantly increasing monitoring frequency compared with traditional maintenance routines.
—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
22 June 2026
Meanwhile, Nicor Gas was on the scene monitoring gas and helping with safety operations.
—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
22 June 2026
Even with autonomous drone operations, a person is still making the decision to launch that aircraft, monitoring the mission, and can intervene at any time.
—
Alison Coleman,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2026
The aircraft had been monitoring sections of the highway linking La Paz and the city of Cochabamba.
—
ABC News,
21 June 2026
Firefighters planned to continue monitoring the area until no smoke had been observed for three consecutive days, although crews had come off the fire line, according to an early Monday update from Cal Fire’s Sonoma-Lake-Napa Unit.
—
Sean Campbell,
Sacbee.com,
15 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for monitoring
Noun
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One of the more notable aspects of the announcement is American Fusion’s emphasis on third-party observation.
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All these and more measurements and observations are recorded.
Verb
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Political analysts will also be closely watching the dynamic between Colombia and Venezuela.
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There are various theories, but there's a certain amount of this kind of behavior that definitely bears watching.
Noun
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Swift receives more annual observing requests than any NASA facility except the James Webb Space Telescope, and its scientific portfolio is broad, extending to comets and planets in other solar systems.
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That something has to do with who or what is on the other side of observation, as well as who or what is doing the observing.
Verb
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Roadside assistance is included, covering towing, flat-tire service and lockout support.
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Lining and fully covering them is better still.
Noun
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During a visitation Friday, some attendees spoke of strained relationships with the town’s police force, which has become embroiled in recent years by accusations of over-policing.
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Now a private lawyer in Washington, Rob Schwartz, until last year, worked for the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, a federal agency policing fraud and insider trading.
Noun
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Sometime before the murder Gonzalez was seen on surveillance video footage moving interior cameras.
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The court was also shown a surveillance video from a day before the hearing where Porter was seen attacking a juvenile court staffer and trying to escape.
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Dini Miller, professor of urban pest management at Virginia Tech University, told Fox News Digital that places tend to get attention for bedbugs when people are visiting and looking for them.
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While the quarter itself contained few surprises, management struck an encouraging tone on the freight market, saying demand is beginning to stabilize after a multiyear downturn.
Noun
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For the rest of the event, all children under 18 are required to be accompanied by an adult 21 or older upon admission, though teens 14 and older do not need adult supervision at all times, according to Cal Expo’s policy.
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Access to affordable supervision should be strengthened.
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