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
Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 17 May 2026
Legal departments also use it for contract review against standard terms, analyzing negotiation language, processing large document sets for relevant arguments, and supporting intellectual property monitoring.
—Allbusiness, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026
The group blamed both the army and RSF and said some drones use visual monitoring technology capable of distinguishing targets, raising concerns that the attacks may not have been indiscriminate.
—ABC News, 16 May 2026
Iran will implement effective and professional monitoring and control mechanisms in the Strait of Hormuz within the framework of international law, Pezeshkian said without elaborating.
—Skylar Woodhouse, Fortune, 16 May 2026
The ex-death row inmate must wear an electronic monitoring device and cannot contact any witnesses in the case.
—Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 15 May 2026
Program partners include the Durban FilmMart Institute and Central Film School, which in its role as advisory partner supports the program’s pedagogical approach and monitoring and evaluation processes.
—Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 15 May 2026
To understand the mechanism, researchers analyzed data from two major ocean-floor monitoring experiments conducted in 2008 and between 2019 and 2022.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 15 May 2026
Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 18 May 2026
Five years from now, monitoring your brain health passively and continuously will seem as normal as tracking your heart rate.
—Alex Knapp, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
Police said officers were already nearby monitoring a large gathering and arrived within roughly one minute, though the individuals involved had fled before police entered the business.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 18 May 2026
Washington state authorities are monitoring court challenges to Trump's executive order concerning the Postal Service and are encouraging voters to use ballot drop boxes, said state Attorney General Nick Brown, a Democrat.
—Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 18 May 2026
Crews had been monitoring it after discovering a leak on May 6.
—Nick Lentz, CBS News, 16 May 2026
The typical lifespan of a tire pressure monitoring sensor (TPMS) battery is about 7–10 years.
—Hartford Courant, 12 May 2026
Carr also said the smart pass program offers other uses, such as monitoring afterschool activities and student identification cards, but the district does not yet to use those features.
—Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 11 May 2026
Health authorities across four continents were tracking down and monitoring more than two dozen passengers who disembarked before the deadly outbreak was detected.
—Arkansas Online, 10 May 2026
Noun
Where identity theft monitoring can help Account-change alerts on the recordkeeper portal only work if the recordkeeper sends them.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 17 May 2026
Legal departments also use it for contract review against standard terms, analyzing negotiation language, processing large document sets for relevant arguments, and supporting intellectual property monitoring.
—Allbusiness, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026
The group blamed both the army and RSF and said some drones use visual monitoring technology capable of distinguishing targets, raising concerns that the attacks may not have been indiscriminate.
—ABC News, 16 May 2026
Iran will implement effective and professional monitoring and control mechanisms in the Strait of Hormuz within the framework of international law, Pezeshkian said without elaborating.
—Skylar Woodhouse, Fortune, 16 May 2026
The ex-death row inmate must wear an electronic monitoring device and cannot contact any witnesses in the case.
—Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 15 May 2026
Program partners include the Durban FilmMart Institute and Central Film School, which in its role as advisory partner supports the program’s pedagogical approach and monitoring and evaluation processes.
—Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 15 May 2026
To understand the mechanism, researchers analyzed data from two major ocean-floor monitoring experiments conducted in 2008 and between 2019 and 2022.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 15 May 2026
Verb
The development comes as global health officials continue monitoring the rare hantavirus outbreak tied to the MV Hondius, which has sickened multiple passengers.
—Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 18 May 2026
Five years from now, monitoring your brain health passively and continuously will seem as normal as tracking your heart rate.
—Alex Knapp, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
Police said officers were already nearby monitoring a large gathering and arrived within roughly one minute, though the individuals involved had fled before police entered the business.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 18 May 2026
Washington state authorities are monitoring court challenges to Trump's executive order concerning the Postal Service and are encouraging voters to use ballot drop boxes, said state Attorney General Nick Brown, a Democrat.
—Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 18 May 2026
Crews had been monitoring it after discovering a leak on May 6.
—Nick Lentz, CBS News, 16 May 2026
The typical lifespan of a tire pressure monitoring sensor (TPMS) battery is about 7–10 years.
—Hartford Courant, 12 May 2026
Carr also said the smart pass program offers other uses, such as monitoring afterschool activities and student identification cards, but the district does not yet to use those features.
—Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 11 May 2026
Health authorities across four continents were tracking down and monitoring more than two dozen passengers who disembarked before the deadly outbreak was detected.
—Arkansas Online, 10 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for monitoring
Noun
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This granular account of the dismantling of the United States Agency for International Development, written by a former senior official, draws on internal records and firsthand observations to depict how the government agency was systematically taken apart.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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Here are several other observations after the Twins lost two of three to the Brewers over the weekend.—
Dan Hayes,
New York Times,
18 May 2026
Verb
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The show’s characters idled away their time watching programs like Years of Our Days to Live.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
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Severe storms are expected Monday evening into overnight across the Kansas City region, and while that’s forecasters’ main concern, the National Weather Service is also watching a conditional chance for a few thunderstorms to pop up near the Kansas-Missouri line mid-afternoon.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
18 May 2026
Noun
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With upcoming observing runs from the LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA Collaboration expected to deliver even more data, scientists hope to refine these categories and test whether this three-family model truly holds.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Apr. 2026
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That means its peak brightness may coincide with its most difficult observing conditions.—
Jamie Carter,
Space.com,
10 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Romano points out that, when Lincoln emerged as a dark horse in the 1860 Presidential race, journalists covering the election sometimes found Mary more impressive than her spouse.—
Thomas Mallon,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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People struggling with student loans, in particular, must often choose between covering today’s bills and saving for tomorrow.—
Mary Moreland,
Fortune,
17 May 2026
Noun
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But these problems are symptoms of a lack of housing and services, not evidence that policing is the right response.—
Shianne LeClaire,
Hartford Courant,
17 May 2026
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As chief of patrol, Hein supervises the most visible aspects of the Police Department that define its image in the minds of most Chicagoans, including emergency response, crisis intervention, traffic control, routine patrol and community policing efforts.—
Caroline Kubzansky,
Chicago Tribune,
16 May 2026
Noun
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Greg Thomas, chief executive of ChainSentry, a firm that conducts gray-market surveillance of semiconductor supply chains, said export controls have created an artificial scarcity that has made advanced chips almost irresistible to smugglers.—
Amanda Gerut,
Fortune,
13 May 2026
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The detonation of a nuclear weapon in low-Earth orbit would likely destroy or incapacitate thousands of satellites, disabling critical military and civilian networks providing surveillance and communication services.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
13 May 2026
Noun
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After the modernising ethos of the Eyraud era, this — the thinking went — was a way of putting football back at the very heart of the club’s management structure.—
Tom Williams,
New York Times,
17 May 2026
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This lasted until 2023, when new management company Storey Hotel Management (who also run Nanuku Resort in Fiji and the Ameswell Hotel in California) took over, and the resort has maintained its elegance and quiet luxury.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 May 2026
Noun
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But within reason, there will be boundaries and parental supervision.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
15 May 2026
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Entirely new operational roles appear around oversight, ethics, coordination and system supervision.—
Mira Tzur,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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“Monitoring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monitoring. Accessed 19 May. 2026.
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