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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Recent Examples of patrol
Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 11 May 2026
Aurora police credited proactive patrol work and real-time technology with getting Barnes off the streets before the situation could escalate further.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 6 May 2026
Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 7 May 2026
But not for a team that has Abreu patrolling right field.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 7 May 2026
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Noun
Police responded to the disturbance with patrol officers, bike units, and Air Service personnel, according to a police press release.
—Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 11 May 2026
Aurora police credited proactive patrol work and real-time technology with getting Barnes off the streets before the situation could escalate further.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 6 May 2026
Verb
The wind- and solar-powered vessels, built by Saildrone, will patrol more than 90,000 square miles of interconnected waterways and international shipping routes.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 7 May 2026
But not for a team that has Abreu patrolling right field.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 7 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for patrol
Noun
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But a Marine sentry was spotted outside the West Wing most of the day Saturday, usually a sign the president is at work.—
James LaPorta,
CBS News,
5 Apr. 2026
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The soldiers would have stayed as sentries before and after the performance, symbolically guarding the legacy of Taiwan’s founder.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Mar. 2026
Verb
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And by the turn of the twenty-first century, most of those tiny bungalows had been replaced by sprawling estates—fortresses for the entertainment elite, where Oscar trophies adorned mantels and wealth guarded from disaster.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 May 2026
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These moved beyond the bland and laudatory, offering candid and penetrating portraits of artists and celebrities that stand out in an era where A-listers are guarded by armies of publicists and handlers.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
12 May 2026
Noun
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Almost half a century later, the resurgence of the LES as an artists’ hub is being shaped by small, independent galleries; artist-run nonprofits like 99Canal and the Abrons Art Center; blue-chip galleries like Perrotin; and the East Side outposts of Chelsea galleries such as Hollis Taggart.—
Natalia Torija,
Curbed,
14 May 2026
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The rooms The villas inspired by traditional Patagonian outposts are sleek and minimalistic from the outside, but sweet and cozy on the inside.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
14 May 2026
Verb
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Uthmeier has also argued that the government has a duty to protect children who didn’t have a say in not being raised by both biological parents.—
Ann Marie Luft,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 May 2026
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The Administration’s lawyer, James Powers, argued that the Warrington guidance would protect the groups’ interest in insuring that records remain available.—
Ruth Marcus,
New Yorker,
14 May 2026
Noun
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Interior designer Maite Granda used low straight top picket fencing at street level of this Florida cottage set far back from the street to give the facade a welcoming and open feel.—
Kristin Hohenadel,
The Spruce,
24 Apr. 2026
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And unions have been printing and distributing signs, and organizing pickets and mega-rallies.—
Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Bin Laden’s wife lunges at a commando and is shot in the leg but not killed.—
Kurt Snibbe,
Oc Register,
1 May 2026
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The charges follow a military report released in 2020 that found evidence elite SAS and commando regiment troops unlawfully killed 39 Afghan prisoners, farmers and other noncombatants.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The batteries are commonly found in products including phones, watches, e-cigarettes, hoverboards and appliances.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
14 May 2026
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Come football season, this chowder is an easy thing to serve at a watch party.—
Jenna Sims,
Southern Living,
14 May 2026
Noun
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The north was expected to be America’s rear guard, a place where values like democracy and women’s rights might have taken hold.—
Azam Ahmed,
New York Times,
24 Dec. 2024
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And assassins from a coalition of all the local indigenous tribes — out for blood over the murder of Jimmy the Creek, one of their own, last episode — slit the throats of Ming’s rear guard.—
Sean T. Collins,
Vulture,
10 Nov. 2024
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“Patrol.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/patrol. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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