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
Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 30 Sep. 2025
One day, tiny robot swarms, not bulky machines, may help in the future of disaster response, environmental monitoring, and medical procedures.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 30 Sep. 2025
The $50 billion investment includes a $550 million manufacturing plant for glucose monitoring devices at the Indy campus.
—Alysa Guffey, IndyStar, 29 Sep. 2025
The researchers, from the Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research, were field-testing a new approach to biodiversity monitoring, in this case to map insect life across different kinds of vegetation.
—Marion Renault, The Atlantic, 29 Sep. 2025
Privacy also comes into play since the system depends on constant monitoring through security cameras.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2025
Currently, the craft is geared toward seven different missions, including Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW), Anti-Surface Warfare (ASuW), electronic warfare, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR), logistics, infrastructure monitoring, combat strikes, and mine warfare.
—New Atlas, 28 Sep. 2025
The humans in these positions must be able to design systems that can anticipate failures, self-optimize, and operate with resilience at levels far beyond human monitoring.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 28 Sep. 2025
Safety equipment includes forward collision warning with pedestrian detection and low-speed automatic emergency braking, post-crash braking and driver fatigue monitoring.
—James Raia, Mercury News, 28 Sep. 2025
Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
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, 1 Oct. 2025
What Hughes, a fourth-year junior who has already utilized his redshirt, decides to do after this season will be worth monitoring.
—Antonio Morales, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Utah’s state government posted a message on its website this week that officials are monitoring events in Washington connected with national park funding and are striving to protect the national parks in Utah.
—Jeanne Bonner, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2025
That would theoretically limit any guard deployment to protecting federal buildings and monitoring immigration raids and arrests.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 30 Sep. 2025
Prior to digitization, this could be ascertained by monitoring the circulation of screening prints between distributors in New York.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2025
Portion control matters, especially for people monitoring carbohydrate intake.
—Kathleen Ferraro, Verywell Health, 24 Sep. 2025
The final spacecraft aboard Wednesday's launch is the world's first operational satellite dedicated to monitoring space weather.
—Kyle Orland, ArsTechnica, 24 Sep. 2025
Verb
In the absence of independent monitoring on the ground, the ministry is the primary source for casualty data relied upon by humanitarian groups, journalists, and international bodies.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 30 Sep. 2025
One day, tiny robot swarms, not bulky machines, may help in the future of disaster response, environmental monitoring, and medical procedures.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 30 Sep. 2025
The $50 billion investment includes a $550 million manufacturing plant for glucose monitoring devices at the Indy campus.
—Alysa Guffey, IndyStar, 29 Sep. 2025
The researchers, from the Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research, were field-testing a new approach to biodiversity monitoring, in this case to map insect life across different kinds of vegetation.
—Marion Renault, The Atlantic, 29 Sep. 2025
Privacy also comes into play since the system depends on constant monitoring through security cameras.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2025
Currently, the craft is geared toward seven different missions, including Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW), Anti-Surface Warfare (ASuW), electronic warfare, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR), logistics, infrastructure monitoring, combat strikes, and mine warfare.
—New Atlas, 28 Sep. 2025
The humans in these positions must be able to design systems that can anticipate failures, self-optimize, and operate with resilience at levels far beyond human monitoring.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 28 Sep. 2025
Safety equipment includes forward collision warning with pedestrian detection and low-speed automatic emergency braking, post-crash braking and driver fatigue monitoring.
—James Raia, Mercury News, 28 Sep. 2025
Noun
His suggestion comes on the heels of a report from longtime NFL insider Ian Rapoport, who reported that teams around the NFL are monitoring Woolen as a potential trade candidate this year.
—Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
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, 1 Oct. 2025
What Hughes, a fourth-year junior who has already utilized his redshirt, decides to do after this season will be worth monitoring.
—Antonio Morales, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Utah’s state government posted a message on its website this week that officials are monitoring events in Washington connected with national park funding and are striving to protect the national parks in Utah.
—Jeanne Bonner, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2025
That would theoretically limit any guard deployment to protecting federal buildings and monitoring immigration raids and arrests.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 30 Sep. 2025
Prior to digitization, this could be ascertained by monitoring the circulation of screening prints between distributors in New York.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2025
Portion control matters, especially for people monitoring carbohydrate intake.
—Kathleen Ferraro, Verywell Health, 24 Sep. 2025
The final spacecraft aboard Wednesday's launch is the world's first operational satellite dedicated to monitoring space weather.
—Kyle Orland, ArsTechnica, 24 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for monitoring
Verb
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Someone watching Earth from this vantage point would have no way of predicting that intelligent life would someday emerge on this water-rich world.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
2 Oct. 2025
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Azarakhsh Jalalvand of Princeton University, the paper’s lead author, compares the concept to an AI watching a silent movie and generating a full soundtrack purely from the visual information.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Clark argued that the diagnoses were largely based on statements from Germayne and Lisa Cunningham, rather than observations made by medical professionals personally.—
Perry Vandell,
AZCentral.com,
29 Sep. 2025
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The critique, rooted in research and observations about generational values and preparedness, is now colliding with practical workplace realities, as managers and educators scramble to bridge gaps between Gen Z expectations and employer demands.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
29 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Luciano Valente pressed high onto McGinn, leaving midfield partner Hwang In-beom covering both No 10s.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
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All kinds of high school sports events and the monster that was covering college recruiting.—
Nicole Young,
Nashville Tennessean,
5 Oct. 2025
Noun
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In fact, during the first period of the fourth observing run (known as O4A), LIGO saw more gravitational wave events than from all previous observing runs combined.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
17 Sep. 2025
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This combination of talking and observing has immediate benefits.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
28 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Other key positions remained largely unchanged from the previous Cabinet, with conservative Bruno Retailleau staying on as interior minister in charge of policing and internal security, Jean-Noël Barrot remaining as foreign minister and Gérald Darmanin keeping the justice ministry.—
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FOXNews.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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The greater powers for police will be introduced via an addition to an existing policing law, the Public Order Act, which will need to be debated and approved in parliament before becoming law.—
Kara Fox,
CNN Money,
5 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Police recovered three bullet casings at the crime scene as well as surveillance footage that showed a man in a white Chevrolet Silverado entering the clinic on the day Tokuhara was murdered.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
4 Oct. 2025
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Combs also apologized to abuse victims around the world who may have been triggered by the surveillance footage of him assaulting Ventura.—
Nicki Brown,
CNN Money,
4 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Still, flare-up prevention and daily management can make a world of difference in preventing flare-ups.—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
7 Oct. 2025
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The post-graduate educational initiative kicks off in January with yearlong academic courses across management, innovation, sustainability, production, finance, e-commerce, communication and marketing held at Accademia Costume & Moda’s Milan campus.—
Martino Carrera,
Footwear News,
6 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Is the touch tank set up for children to interact with it safely without adult supervision?—
R. Eric Thomas,
Mercury News,
28 Sep. 2025
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Wilske started in Hastings as deputy chief, overseeing department training and development, fleet management, emergency management and the supervision of investigative and evidence room operations.—
Mars King,
Twin Cities,
28 Sep. 2025
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“Monitoring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monitoring. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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