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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
Sam Tabachnik, Denver Post, 31 May 2026
One expectation was that anyone who completes their quarantine at home would need to have 24/7 monitoring outside their residence, most likely in the form of a community health worker.
—Arkansas Online, 31 May 2026
The two standard monitoring techniques in the field only function effectively after the reaction is well underway, leaving the initial events unrecorded.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 31 May 2026
No hoses, no monitoring required.
—Brad Moon, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
Credit monitoring can also help spot signs that personal information has already surfaced online.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 30 May 2026
Matt Viser, The Atlantic, 1 June 2026
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) is monitoring whether or not GLP-1s will be considered as performance-enhancing.
—Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 1 June 2026
In February, Kalshi beefed up its internal surveillance and enforcement work through a partnership with Solidus Labs, a risk-monitoring technology company.
—Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 1 June 2026
Hurricane forecasters are monitoring two possible tropical storms in the eastern Pacific basin, the National Hurricane Center said in a June 1 advisory.
—Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 1 June 2026
Taylor is a supporter of the Center for Whale Research, where scientists were responsible for the first counting of the Southern Resident orcas, monitoring their births, deaths and general health.
—Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 1 June 2026
Companies monitoring most closely found the most problems.
—Cindy Rodriguez Constable, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
These services send removal requests to data brokers on your behalf and keep monitoring for reappearing listings.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 25 May 2026
Some had spent the majority of the first 45 minutes monitoring their phones for Tottenham updates rather than watch their team be bossed and bullied by a more physical and motivated Sunderland side.
—Andy Naylor, New York Times, 24 May 2026
Noun
The Department of Labor and Employment’s financial monitoring unit issued Spesshardt an internal infraction for his role in the GPS contract fiasco.
—Sam Tabachnik, Denver Post, 31 May 2026
One expectation was that anyone who completes their quarantine at home would need to have 24/7 monitoring outside their residence, most likely in the form of a community health worker.
—Arkansas Online, 31 May 2026
The two standard monitoring techniques in the field only function effectively after the reaction is well underway, leaving the initial events unrecorded.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 31 May 2026
No hoses, no monitoring required.
—Brad Moon, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
Credit monitoring can also help spot signs that personal information has already surfaced online.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 30 May 2026
Verb
The system operates in layers, with different agents monitoring different distances and threat levels.
—Matt Viser, The Atlantic, 1 June 2026
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) is monitoring whether or not GLP-1s will be considered as performance-enhancing.
—Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 1 June 2026
In February, Kalshi beefed up its internal surveillance and enforcement work through a partnership with Solidus Labs, a risk-monitoring technology company.
—Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 1 June 2026
Hurricane forecasters are monitoring two possible tropical storms in the eastern Pacific basin, the National Hurricane Center said in a June 1 advisory.
—Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 1 June 2026
Taylor is a supporter of the Center for Whale Research, where scientists were responsible for the first counting of the Southern Resident orcas, monitoring their births, deaths and general health.
—Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 1 June 2026
Companies monitoring most closely found the most problems.
—Cindy Rodriguez Constable, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
These services send removal requests to data brokers on your behalf and keep monitoring for reappearing listings.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 25 May 2026
Some had spent the majority of the first 45 minutes monitoring their phones for Tottenham updates rather than watch their team be bossed and bullied by a more physical and motivated Sunderland side.
—Andy Naylor, New York Times, 24 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for monitoring
Noun
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The observations were corroborated by security video, the chief said.—
Tim Stelloh,
NBC news,
30 May 2026
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After that incident, he was placed in an enhanced observation module for 24 hours before being cleared and moved into administrative separation.—
Kelly Davis,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 May 2026
Verb
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The Scolding, 1965, a claustrophobic portrait of jaundiced and blotchy figures watching a contretemps, has some of the unsettling atmosphere of James Ensor’s 1890 canvas The Intrigue, in which a clutch of masked figures presses in on the viewer.—
Jeremy Lybarger,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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Undoubtedly Oslo’s most attractive contemporary hangout for summer, watching color-shifting cloudscapes and islands blur like a Munch canvas from the rooftop terrace.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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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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Then on April 3rd, 2020, the CDC recommended people ages 2 years and older wear a cloth face covering in public.—
Ian Miller OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
1 June 2026
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Allison Schrager is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering economics.—
Allison Schrager,
Boston Herald,
31 May 2026
Noun
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In a worst-case scenario, the pressure could result in officers stopping people without good reason or making strict policing of minor infractions into a money-making machine for local governments.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
30 May 2026
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O’Hara was an outsider brought in with a mandate to reform the police department after the 2020 killing of George Floyd, which led to federal and state investigative findings of excessive force and racist policing practices.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
28 May 2026
Noun
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The $13 bell came off and Anabelle walked away with it, according to a description of surveillance footage included in a police report.—
Clare Amari,
New York Times,
27 May 2026
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Local public health officials are also focused on broad, efficient surveillance.—
Deidre McPhillips,
CNN Money,
27 May 2026
Noun
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In the 2024-2025 fiscal year, the agency had $500 million for forest management and fire prevention that was not directly tied to cap-and-invest or the bond — up from about $65 million two decades prior.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2026
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Her intellectual property and brand management company, TAS Rights Management, filed trademark applications covering short audio clips of her voice and her visual likeness.—
Daryl Lim,
Fortune,
30 May 2026
Noun
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Factory production moved work out of skilled, relatively autonomous craft systems and into centralized regimes of supervision, discipline, and timing.—
Christopher Marquis,
Time,
30 May 2026
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This is individualizing dosing under close medical supervision to address specific clinical situations.—
Jody Dushay,
STAT,
29 May 2026
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“Monitoring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monitoring. Accessed 3 Jun. 2026.
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