PATROL Synonyms: 57 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

Definition of patrol

as in sentry

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patrol

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verb

as in to guard

to walk or go around or through (an area, building, etc.) especially in order to make sure that it is safe The squad had orders to patrol the area. The border is patrolled by the army.

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Noun

With officers on patrol, response time from the moment of detection to when a law enforcement officer could be at the scene of the operator can be as little as two minutes, according to Brock. — Jason Gewirtz, CNBC, 27 Sep. 2026 According to the department, Lee had served as an officer in patrol, the Safe City initiative, and the Southwest Conditions Unit, then was promoted to detective in 2010. — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 27 Sep. 2026

Verb

Despite countless protests and pushback, ICE agents continue to patrol the streets. — Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026 This season, Roccaforte patrolled center field in Double-A Northwest Arkansas and in Triple-A Omaha. — Kansas City Star, 21 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for patrol

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Noun

And Ric Salinas, who plays Chachalacani, humorously obliges, bringing his Culture Clash vaudeville skills to the role of the sentry who’s caught between the rock of Klion’s tyranny and his fellow feeling for Antíkona’s sympathetic cause.

— Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Instead, Hongqi said the solar roof could help supply lower-voltage electrical loads, including air conditioning, refrigerators and the vehicle’s sentry or monitoring systems.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of sentry

Verb

Rashee Rice has 71 receiving yards save for his 31-yard uncontested catch-and-run while the Colts were guarding the end zone and letting the clock expire.

— Scott Chasen, Kansas City Star, 27 Sep. 2026
Those plays are easy to guard and yards after the catch are low.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of guard

Noun

The rooftop bar looks over Hyde Park, lending a welcome (and rather rare) sense of openness in central London, while ABC Kitchen—the London outpost of the New York restaurant famed for its crab toast—brings in a high-flying food crowd.

— Katharine Sohn, Architectural Digest, 2 Oct. 2026
The gallery effectively shut down the Bushwick outpost in 2021, selling the building to Rashid Johnson for $8 million—a profit of $6 million—in 2024.

— News Desk, Artforum, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of outpost

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But data, though personal and medical in nature, is not covered by HIPAA, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, which protects personal electronic health data in other contexts.

— Sparkle Rainey Tribune News Service, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026
These women pressured local judges and sheriffs, and would actively show up to courthouses, protecting potential lynching victims with thier own bodies.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of protect

Noun

For wooden privacy fencing, the community’s guidelines specify a shadow-box style with dog-ear pickets and require the fence to have the same appearance from both sides.

— Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 17 Sep. 2026
Nurses have been organizing and holding strikes and pickets at local Prime hospitals since Prime bought eight Illinois hospitals last year, and a ninth — Olympia Fields — earlier this year.

— Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of picket

Noun

Operation Sparrow called on Duke to lead a crack three-man commando team on a night parachute jump behind enemy lines.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2026
Night Country‘s Kali Reis as a traditional Resident Evil commando type, there goes I, Tonya‘s Paul Walter Hauser as a whiny, weaselly corporate executive — and others who simply start sprouting tentacles out of their faces.

— David Fear, Rolling Stone, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of commando

Noun

Optional extras include alarm/geolocation, a retractable rear guard rail, a canopy, and custom setups for family or cargo.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 6 July 2026
Any suggestions that Lionel Messi’s presence at the 2026 World Cup might be diminished crumbled on Tuesday night with Algeria’s rear guard.

— Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes.com, 17 June 2026

Definition of rear guard

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