as in observation
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as in watching
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
Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 15 Feb. 2026
Bohon said that her organization is interested in doing more monitoring of structural health.
—Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 15 Feb. 2026
On groceries, close monitoring of corporate food monopolies for anti-trust is needed by the Legislature; action may be necessary.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2026
During negotiations, Zelensky said, Moscow has to accept monitoring of a ceasefire and return some 7,000 Ukrainian prisoners of war in exchange for more than 4,000 Russian prisoners held by Ukraine.
—Samya Kullab, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2026
The bank is also moving workers to new roles like AI evaluators, who test and evaluate the bank’s new AI initiatives, as well as agent monitoring monitors, who scan chat logs between customers and the bank’s AI chatbot, DBS Joy, for possible hallucinations.
—Angelica Ang, Fortune, 13 Feb. 2026
That’s because athletes in weight-sensitive sports experience far more emphasis and demand on having a thin and muscular body, which often involves weight monitoring as part of their training or competition.
—Emily Hemendinger, The Conversation, 13 Feb. 2026
Adopting certain lifestyle practices and regular visits to the doctor for monitoring are important, too.
—Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 13 Feb. 2026
Dexcom – The maker of glucose monitoring systems jumped nearly 9%.
—Liz Napolitano,darla Mercado, Cfp®, CNBC, 13 Feb. 2026
Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 16 Feb. 2026
These services do all the work for you by actively monitoring and systematically erasing your personal information from hundreds of websites.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 16 Feb. 2026
Hazmat teams spent days monitoring the air.
—Susan Moynihan, Hartford Courant, 15 Feb. 2026
They are often held incommunicado for days or weeks and prevented from contacting family members or lawyers, according to activists monitoring the arrests.
—CBS News, 14 Feb. 2026
These traits make biodrones suitable for inspecting pipelines, surveying industrial zones, monitoring power lines, or supporting search and rescue missions in hard-to-reach locations.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 10 Feb. 2026
Social workers spent eight months monitoring how Silvia handled Benjamin’s medical needs.
—Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
Turbocharge terror If combined with the facial recognition and social media monitoring commonly deployed by the Department of Homeland Security, those reams of data would turbocharge ICE’s terror campaign in the short term and destroy American civil liberties in the long term.
—Tressie McMillan Cottom, Mercury News, 7 Feb. 2026
In 2023, Sandacz developed a plant pollinator monitoring program to increase the understanding of the relationship between plants and pollinators.
—Myrna Petlicki, Chicago Tribune, 7 Feb. 2026
Noun
Odors may be detected in the area and BP has set up air monitoring, the update stated.
—Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 15 Feb. 2026
Bohon said that her organization is interested in doing more monitoring of structural health.
—Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 15 Feb. 2026
On groceries, close monitoring of corporate food monopolies for anti-trust is needed by the Legislature; action may be necessary.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2026
During negotiations, Zelensky said, Moscow has to accept monitoring of a ceasefire and return some 7,000 Ukrainian prisoners of war in exchange for more than 4,000 Russian prisoners held by Ukraine.
—Samya Kullab, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2026
The bank is also moving workers to new roles like AI evaluators, who test and evaluate the bank’s new AI initiatives, as well as agent monitoring monitors, who scan chat logs between customers and the bank’s AI chatbot, DBS Joy, for possible hallucinations.
—Angelica Ang, Fortune, 13 Feb. 2026
That’s because athletes in weight-sensitive sports experience far more emphasis and demand on having a thin and muscular body, which often involves weight monitoring as part of their training or competition.
—Emily Hemendinger, The Conversation, 13 Feb. 2026
Adopting certain lifestyle practices and regular visits to the doctor for monitoring are important, too.
—Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 13 Feb. 2026
Dexcom – The maker of glucose monitoring systems jumped nearly 9%.
—Liz Napolitano,darla Mercado, Cfp®, CNBC, 13 Feb. 2026
Verb
Jackson County alerted local schools to continue monitoring the issue, but law enforcement did not have probable cause to arrest or take other actions, according to the statement.
—Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 16 Feb. 2026
These services do all the work for you by actively monitoring and systematically erasing your personal information from hundreds of websites.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 16 Feb. 2026
Hazmat teams spent days monitoring the air.
—Susan Moynihan, Hartford Courant, 15 Feb. 2026
They are often held incommunicado for days or weeks and prevented from contacting family members or lawyers, according to activists monitoring the arrests.
—CBS News, 14 Feb. 2026
These traits make biodrones suitable for inspecting pipelines, surveying industrial zones, monitoring power lines, or supporting search and rescue missions in hard-to-reach locations.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 10 Feb. 2026
Social workers spent eight months monitoring how Silvia handled Benjamin’s medical needs.
—Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
Turbocharge terror If combined with the facial recognition and social media monitoring commonly deployed by the Department of Homeland Security, those reams of data would turbocharge ICE’s terror campaign in the short term and destroy American civil liberties in the long term.
—Tressie McMillan Cottom, Mercury News, 7 Feb. 2026
In 2023, Sandacz developed a plant pollinator monitoring program to increase the understanding of the relationship between plants and pollinators.
—Myrna Petlicki, Chicago Tribune, 7 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for monitoring
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However, scientists need more observations to determine how common this process truly is.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Feb. 2026
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The double Sundance win has already fired up 2026-27 awards season watchers, with observations that Best Picture nominee Minari and Best Picture winner CODA both achieved the same feat in 2021 and 2021 respectively.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
14 Feb. 2026
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In the Apple Podcasts app, users will be able to switch between watching and listening to shows, as is the case on Spotify, potentially setting them up as a more direct competitor Users can watch video from within the app and move to horizontal full display and download videos to watch offline.—
Caitlin Huston,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Feb. 2026
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Instead, the crowd—which included Keke Palmer, Issa Rae, Amy Madigan, and Jesse Plemons—stayed seated and enjoyed a chill meal while watching the SNL star host do her thing.—
Paul Chi,
Vogue,
16 Feb. 2026
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There is discussion in the news nationwide about legal observing and know-your-rights training sessions.—
Heidi Reynolds-Stenson,
The Conversation,
29 Jan. 2026
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Both Gemini telescopes are known for advanced observing techniques that help counteract the blurring effects of Earth's atmosphere.—
Kenna Hughes-Castleberry,
Space.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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The publication has doubled its presence the last year in the US, covering national politics, media, sports, and other beats.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
16 Feb. 2026
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Bieber’s revealing cowl-neck design featured an open back, a side boob-baring bodice, and intricate beads covering her halterneck dress’s hips, chest, and a sheer peekaboo mesh panel inside.—
Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
15 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Just like that, those same badges celebrated a year earlier were being scrutinized under the harsh glare of a national outcry over policing.—
Denise Crosby,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Feb. 2026
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The Democratic Socialists of America’s national platform, which Mamdani ran on and believes in, includes calls to decriminalize hard drugs, defund or abolish policing, and dismantle charter schools, despite high demand in communities of color.—
Darius Jones,
New York Daily News,
15 Feb. 2026
Noun
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By that point, at least one nearby business had overwritten its surveillance footage.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
19 Feb. 2026
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Federal agencies halted overdose-surveillance networks, delayed youth smoking data, scaled back food-safety pathogen monitoring and purged transgender health information from websites.—
Mike Stobbe,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Feb. 2026
Noun
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For instance, the current system demonstrates radio-frequency communication, but full spacecraft electronics involve many other components, including processors, memory systems, and power management units.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Feb. 2026
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Fifty-year-old Daniel Taylor, a professor of marketing and supply chain management at the university’s Rawls College of Business, faces a charge of conspiracy to distribute or possess with intent to distribute fentanyl, according to the statement.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
21 Feb. 2026
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Regarding Anthropic’s other red line, autonomous weapons, the definition is narrow enough to be manageable—systems that select and engage targets without human supervision.—
Deni Ellis Béchard,
Scientific American,
21 Feb. 2026
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Although she was quickly released from federal custody, Armstrong is subject to probation officer supervision while awaiting trial.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
21 Feb. 2026
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