as in watches
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 monitors
Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2025
How the agent works Aardvark continuously monitors source code repositories, analyzing commits, scanning for vulnerabilities, and prioritizing which ones matter most.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2025
Another option is Rocket Money, which not only monitors subscriptions, but also tracks overall spending and can cancel unwanted services for you.
—Andreina Rodriguez, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2025
Analysis shared with by Equis, a research and polling organization focused on Latinos, and Priorities USA, which mainly monitors election campaigns, showed ads continuing to run across social media and TV channels as other vital government services were frozen.
—Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
Meanwhile, Sandy monitors an incoming storm and makes an executive decision to stay on the dock for the charter’s first night.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 28 Oct. 2025
His administration has yet to submit plans for the ballroom to the National Capital Planning Commission, the agency that approves and monitors construction on federal buildings.
—Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
Body camera footage released by the Baltimore Police Department shows responding officers realizing that the school’s AI security system, which monitors video in real time, had mistakenly flagged a bag of chips as a gun, triggering the law enforcement response.
—Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2025
Finally, mindful observability limits how the system monitors itself.
—Keivan Navaie, IEEE Spectrum, 22 Oct. 2025
Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 8 Oct. 2025
Verb
For individuals, Naoris offers a browser extension that monitors digital transactions and provides real-time alerts about suspicious activity.
—Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2025
How the agent works Aardvark continuously monitors source code repositories, analyzing commits, scanning for vulnerabilities, and prioritizing which ones matter most.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2025
Another option is Rocket Money, which not only monitors subscriptions, but also tracks overall spending and can cancel unwanted services for you.
—Andreina Rodriguez, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2025
Analysis shared with by Equis, a research and polling organization focused on Latinos, and Priorities USA, which mainly monitors election campaigns, showed ads continuing to run across social media and TV channels as other vital government services were frozen.
—Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
Meanwhile, Sandy monitors an incoming storm and makes an executive decision to stay on the dock for the charter’s first night.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 28 Oct. 2025
His administration has yet to submit plans for the ballroom to the National Capital Planning Commission, the agency that approves and monitors construction on federal buildings.
—Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
Body camera footage released by the Baltimore Police Department shows responding officers realizing that the school’s AI security system, which monitors video in real time, had mistakenly flagged a bag of chips as a gun, triggering the law enforcement response.
—Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2025
Finally, mindful observability limits how the system monitors itself.
—Keivan Navaie, IEEE Spectrum, 22 Oct. 2025
Noun
Arzopa Portable Monitor After testing several monitors, our team chose this one as the best overall portable monitor.
—Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 8 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for monitors
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Later, Ciri watches helplessly as Bonhart beheads her.—
JP Mangalindan,
Time,
30 Oct. 2025
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Disney says the median age of digital viewers for DWTS has dropped a whopping eight years, from 45 to 37, in just one season, while the median age of a viewer who watches the DWTS livestream every Tuesday night on Disney+ is just 28, according to Goldman.—
Josef Adalian,
Vulture,
30 Oct. 2025
Noun
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As the 34-year-old Mamdani prepares to be sworn in at midnight on New Year’s Eve, observers and even close supporters wonder if his showbiz pedigree will translate to support for the city’s film and TV production sector.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
5 Nov. 2025
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Legal observers are also watching whether the Court’s conservative majority—which invoked the major questions doctrine to strike down Biden-era initiatives on student loans, pandemic mandates, and climate rules—applies the same standard to a Republican president.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Cristina LaRue covers agriculture for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette.—
Cristina LaRue,
Arkansas Online,
7 Nov. 2025
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The Grand Ceremony, including the red carpet and presentation of the major categories, will be held that evening at TOYOTA ARENA TOKYO, while the Premiere Ceremony, which covers additional categories, will take place earlier that day at TOKYO DREAM PARK.—
Billboard Japan,
Billboard,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The researchers now plan to explore how these conditions influence the breakdown of OPEs and other emerging pollutants.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Nov. 2025
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The researchers emphasized, however, that this study only shows correlation and does not prove causation, and that more research is needed.—
Khloe Quill,
FOXNews.com,
3 Nov. 2025
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