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monitoring

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verb

present participle of monitor

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of monitoring
Noun
Flight operations are managed by Lockheed Martin’s MATRIX autonomy system, allowing operators to command missions from a tablet without continuous continuous control or monitoring. — New Atlas, 16 Oct. 2026 Sawie has worked with OCA to provide technical support for seed selection, testing, monitoring and quality assurance to help establish a reliable supply of organic cotton seed that can be multiplied and made widely available to farmers. — Jennifer Bringle, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026 Some superficial clots can be managed with warm compresses, anti-inflammatory medication, elevation, and monitoring. — Angela Haupt, Time, 16 Oct. 2026 Those sensors could provide navigation, communications, environmental monitoring, and scientific data while operating continuously in places where sunlight never reaches. — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2026 OpenAI found that its monitoring systems would be less likely to detect when its new Astra model behaves in undesirable ways through chain-of-thought compared to older models, according to documentation from early September. — Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2026 Her release conditions included home detention with GPS monitoring, a ban on using WeChat, and orders to avoid contact with Victim-1 or his family outside her lawyers’ presence. — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026 Sekar thinks this makes monitoring and restricting data flow between smart devices even more important. — Peter Hall, Scientific American, 15 Oct. 2026 For Ryadi, the uncertainty extends far beyond the monitoring device. — Josh Sanders, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026
Verb
The researchers say future deployments of the current prototype would be able to remain at sea for weeks at a time, monitoring environmental conditions. — New Atlas, 17 Oct. 2026 With public safety power shutoffs underway across much of the region, fire crews are closely monitoring the situation, warning that even small grass fires can quickly spread under dangerous fire conditions. — Kayla Moeller, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026 Indeed, months before the Hugging Face incident, two OpenAI employees warned senior executives that the company was not adequately monitoring its newest models during testing, according to emails reviewed by the New York Times. — Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026 The modernization effort is intended to keep the radar sites providing missile-launch warning and space-monitoring data for decades. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2026 Although thousands of customers had regained electricity, PG&E continued monitoring conditions that could require additional shutoffs in portions of its service territory. — Sacbee.com, 16 Oct. 2026 Paying bills on time, monitoring credit reports and keeping debt levels manageable can help preserve access to loans and lines of credit when cash flow becomes tight. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026 On the forum post, which has about 200 user responses, a Withings community manager says the company is monitoring the discussion. — James Peckham, PC Magazine, 16 Oct. 2026 Major League Baseball is monitoring the situation and could conduct its own review after the state and federal matters are concluded. — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for monitoring
Noun
  • As a result, Stiltz’s observations lean toward glib rather than casually profound.
    — Harry Thorfinn-George, Pitchfork, 22 Oct. 2026
  • This enables observations in conditions where optical imagery may be limited.
    — Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Jack Rollins, the producing titan who managed Mike Nichols, Elaine May and Woody Allen, imparted some wisdom after watching Crystal’s act.
    — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
  • The third-quarter earnings season is gaining momentum, with investors closely watching corporate outlooks amid rising costs and uncertainty surrounding artificial intelligence spending.
    — Deena Zaidi, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • In contrast to the hazy skies of late summer, October often presents a richer, deeper blue by day and some of the year's finest observing conditions after dark.
    — Joe Rao, Space.com, 8 Oct. 2026
  • 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.
    — Anna Y. Q. Ho, Scientific American, 29 June 2026
Verb
  • This emerged when another routine health intervention in June had a target list with 4 million more children than the measles campaign despite covering the same age group.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Performers weren’t spared either, with several forced to perform in the rain without covering for both artists and their equipment.
    — Isabel Rivera, Miami Herald, 18 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Florida Polytechnic University is preparing to bring a piloted electric aircraft into law enforcement, opening a new front in aerial policing.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 21 Oct. 2026
  • But this month, the most violent demonstrations in years — and tough policing — have raised concern about riots overshadowing hundreds of thousands of peaceful demonstrators marching against rising living costs and poor conditions in schools.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 21 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Cellphone records and surveillance footage helped investigators track Fagan’s movements.
    — Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Police said surveillance video showed one of the shooters chase down and fire at one of the victims, then both suspects were seen climbing privacy fences along Lockridge Avenue, according to court documents.
    — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 23 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • In doing so, the emirate has built resilience through diversified desalination, energy demand management, and long-term infrastructure planning.
    — Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Its eventual deployment could help the university explore how emerging aircraft fit into policing, emergency management, and engineering education.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 21 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • The magistrate judge ordered the four released on personal recognizance and said they were not required to be under supervision.
    — Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026
  • That pressure, coupled with my lack of supervision and distraction with my own reporting, had led to my spectacular failure with Janet Cooke.
    — Bob Woodward, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026

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“Monitoring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monitoring. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

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