Thesaurus results for MONITORING

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noun

as in observation

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monitoring

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verb

present participle of monitor

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

Noun

OpenAI halted some of its AI model training and is hardening its testing, monitoring and training protocols following the incident. — Hadas Gold, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026 CoreCivic also said Stewart is subject to regular oversight, including daily monitoring by ICE officials and announced and unannounced audits. — Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026 While chair of the Housing and Homelessness Committee, Raman established monitoring of all the city’s spending on homelessness and tracking of 35 key performance metrics to see how effective the city’s investments are. — Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2026 Its systems integrate with existing operations while supporting cheaper and more efficient enrichment, monitoring, and processing of brine resources across multiple geographies. — Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 22 Aug. 2026 This calls for rapid revocation capabilities, continuous governance and behavioral monitoring, dynamic least-privilege authorization, developer-centric controls that incorporate security from the outset, and visibility into every agent. — Chuck Brooks, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026 According to health professionals, declining vaccination rates, declining immunity and slow public health monitoring systems are the main causes of the most recent increase in cases. — Sara Moniuszko, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026 Horses have had access to dedicated cool-down areas, cooling fans, ice bags, emergency veterinary care and overnight monitoring. — Danielle Rossingh, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026 That care included regular examinations, frequent weight monitoring, diagnostic testing, medications, nutritional supplements, supportive fluid therapy and adjustments to his daily routine. — Rachel Roberts, Idaho Statesman, 21 Aug. 2026

Verb

Repeating that process could happen, but the front office and Taylor will be monitoring the situation closely. — Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026 Jackie, who had been monitoring the situation, later brought Sandy a fish as a reward. — Alex Ross, New Yorker, 24 Aug. 2026 Lifeguards are monitoring the beach to make sure everyone stays safe. — Nick Caloway, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026 The hurricane center is no longer monitoring a third system west of Portugal for tropical development. — Robin Webb, Sun Sentinel, 23 Aug. 2026 Uncommon Cacao monitors every link in its supply chain – physically monitoring the beans to ensure quality and tracking how money is being exchanged. — Melanie Stetson Freeman, Christian Science Monitor, 22 Aug. 2026 As the outbreak spreads and kills people faster than any other outbreak of the disease in history, a major source of concern for monitoring efforts is miners constantly on the move and in hard-to-reach, unsafe territories. — ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026 Jennette has accused Debra of monitoring her excessively, performing inappropriate physical exams and continuing to shower her well into her teenage years. — Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 18 Aug. 2026 Creators described feeling hypersensitive to how their posts performed, and spending more and more time each day monitoring them. — Julianna Pillemer, The Conversation, 18 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for monitoring

Noun

These observations come from some of the most prominent people in the country.

— John Blake, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
The same can be said for Kansas City’s core of hitters, and his observations make sense.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of observation

Verb

And in its place was the absolute pleasure of watching Jean Smart and Hannah Einbinder play their characters perfectly on my favorite show, just a few inches away.

— Merrill Markoe, Deadline, 21 Aug. 2026
When videotape arrived, many predicted that watching movies at home would damage theatres.

— Cory Jacobson, HollywoodReporter, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of watching

Noun

Fundy Dark-Sky Preserve, New Brunswick Fundy National Park offers reasonably dark skies and accessible observing locations along the Bay of Fundy coast.

— Jamie Carter, Space.com, 19 July 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

Definition of observing

Verb

His comments ranged widely, covering the latest battlefield developments, efforts to counter Russian ballistic attacks, the state of peace negotiations, Ukraine’s budgetary challenges and the political turmoil surrounding Fedorov’s dismissal.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
Within those 22 appearances, the Cubs are 9-1 in his starts, and the Mexican right-hander has also notched two saves, covering all sorts of situations in his hybrid role.

— Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of covering

Noun

Many law enforcement agencies use integrated tools such as facial recognition, gunshot detectors, predictive policing, drones and real-time crime centers that pull all this information into one central hub used by investigators.

— Jaclyn Diaz, NPR, 22 Aug. 2026
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and City Councilwoman Nithya Raman traded sharp attacks Wednesday night over homelessness, policing, housing, and the city’s struggling economy in the first major debate of the general election campaign.

— Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of policing

Noun

In surveillance video provided by police, two young men wearing hoodies, with their hoods up, and surgical-style face masks, are seen quickly ambling down the sidewalk.

— Lincoln Anderson, New York Daily News, 23 Aug. 2026
Scrutinizing the Ellisons, including Oracle’s business built on data, surveillance technology and government contracts, and the serious threat to editorial freedom and the loss of a livelihood for thousands of families, is fair and necessary.

— Glenn Garner, Deadline, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of surveillance

Noun

Another win was with a European car maker that replaced its next-gen Endpoint Detection and Response, legacy SIEM, and legacy vulnerability management product with an eight-figure net-new Falcon Flex.

— Jeff Marks, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026
Florida is launching a new initiative to encourage more students to choose careers in emergency management, which the governor announced a week after a shakeup in leadership at the state’s Department of Emergency Management.

— Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of management

Noun

As part of this, ACFM is partnering with global marketing and advertising agency Innocean to co-host the ‘Cinema by Brand 2026’ competition, with the Producers Guild of Korea (PGK) responsible for the selection process and production supervision.

— Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 26 Aug. 2026
She was sentenced to eight years in prison and three years of extended supervision.

— Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 26 Aug. 2026

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