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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
Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 24 May 2026
Air monitoring is ongoing, and drones are monitoring the temperature of the tank, officials said.
—Austin Turner, CBS News, 24 May 2026
Citigroup reported no losses on its $22 billion corporate private credit book but flagged active monitoring.
—Mayra Rodriguez Valladares, Forbes.com, 24 May 2026
The Ebola monitoring adds to a slate of other health issues Virginia is dealing with, including a measles outbreak and monitoring for hantavirus.
—Pien Huang, NPR, 23 May 2026
Credit monitoring and identity theft protection services can monitor all three credit bureaus continuously and send alerts within minutes of any new account or inquiry, whether your freeze is in place or lifted.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 23 May 2026
The government’s guidance on the hantavirus outbreak has been confusing, leaving some travelers—particularly passengers who went home rather than to the University of Nebraska Medical Center quarantine unit—without clear monitoring instructions.
—Stephanie Psaki, The Atlantic, 22 May 2026
The early work of the association included establishing and monitoring of industry standards for phonographic records, and later, magnetic tape.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 20 May 2026
Researchers say the system’s biggest advantage is constant monitoring.
—Annika Hammerschlag, Fortune, 20 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
Better understanding nuclear fallout All vital pieces of a puzzle that can then be used to help plan emergency responses, cleanup operations, and weapons monitoring.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 24 May 2026
Air monitoring is ongoing, and drones are monitoring the temperature of the tank, officials said.
—Austin Turner, CBS News, 24 May 2026
Citigroup reported no losses on its $22 billion corporate private credit book but flagged active monitoring.
—Mayra Rodriguez Valladares, Forbes.com, 24 May 2026
The Ebola monitoring adds to a slate of other health issues Virginia is dealing with, including a measles outbreak and monitoring for hantavirus.
—Pien Huang, NPR, 23 May 2026
Credit monitoring and identity theft protection services can monitor all three credit bureaus continuously and send alerts within minutes of any new account or inquiry, whether your freeze is in place or lifted.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 23 May 2026
The government’s guidance on the hantavirus outbreak has been confusing, leaving some travelers—particularly passengers who went home rather than to the University of Nebraska Medical Center quarantine unit—without clear monitoring instructions.
—Stephanie Psaki, The Atlantic, 22 May 2026
The early work of the association included establishing and monitoring of industry standards for phonographic records, and later, magnetic tape.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 20 May 2026
Researchers say the system’s biggest advantage is constant monitoring.
—Annika Hammerschlag, Fortune, 20 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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New findings from the University of Cambridge’s Scott Polar Research Institute confirm the mayor’s observations.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
24 May 2026
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The Texas Eagle uses bi-level Superliner cars with first-class private rooms, a dining car that serves full meals, and a Sightseer Lounge car, or observation car, with floor-to-ceiling windows.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
23 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
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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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Robby Snelling made his way into the Miami Marlins’ clubhouse on Sunday morning with a full brace covering his left arm, keeping it locked basically at a 90-degree angle.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
24 May 2026
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The organization also found that our nation’s capital has 693 parks, covering 21 percent of its land, six percentage points higher than the national median.—
Dobrina Zhekova,
Travel + Leisure,
24 May 2026
Noun
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The candidates vary on key issues, including policing and housing.—
Melissa Gomez,
Los Angeles Times,
24 May 2026
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The fact that this racist thug has been handed policing power by Netanyahu says more about the state of Israel’s democracy and political values—and in particular about the prime minister’s values—than many Israelis might like to admit.—
Avi Issacharoff,
The Atlantic,
22 May 2026
Noun
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The couple was last seen together on surveillance footage at a Beaver Dam Kwik Trip on March 29, 2025, according to a criminal complaint cited by WISC.—
Angelique Brenes,
PEOPLE,
20 May 2026
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The lawsuit comes at a time when there is increasing concern of surveillance in public places, and privacy advocates have rallied against the normalization of surveillance.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
20 May 2026
Noun
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That means repairing seawalls and bolstering shorelines, restoring wetlands, improving stormwater management and drainage, ensuring clean lakes, hardening infrastructure, and keeping homes and roadways out of the water.—
Anna V. Eskamani,
The Orlando Sentinel,
24 May 2026
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This includes the cost of acquiring lands, construction costs, preconstruction engineering and design, construction management and contingencies, according to the plan.—
Bill Kearney,
Sun Sentinel,
23 May 2026
Noun
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Unlike the Olympics, athletes competing in the Enhanced Games are allowed to use performance-enhancing substances such as testosterone, HGH and EPO under medical supervision, though organizers say drugs must be regulated and monitored.—
Jon Root OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
23 May 2026
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Their response to supervision is a critical factor.—
DP Opinion,
Denver Post,
23 May 2026
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“Monitoring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monitoring. Accessed 26 May. 2026.
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