as in guarded
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 patrolled
The area surrounding the plant is typically patrolled by smaller law enforcement departments, the person said, which has prompted other agencies to volunteer resources for support.
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Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2025
But unlike typical National Guard domestic missions, such as helping in crises of hurricanes, wildfires or tornados, the troops sent to Washington largely patrolled popular tourist destinations such as the National Mall.
—Ellen Mitchell, The Hill, 10 Oct. 2025
Several streets around the site were closed, patrolled by Illinois State Police officers wearing riot helmets and holding batons on patrol.
—Daniella Silva, NBC news, 3 Oct. 2025
On Sunday, dozens of armed federal agents in tactical gear patrolled the city.
—Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025
Drones light up the night sky On a recent Friday night, Roen and Plumas County Supervisor Dwight Ceresola patrolled for wolves, bouncing an offroad utility vehicle across the pastureland behind Roen’s home, switching to pickup trucks once the sun went down.
—Sacbee.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Tolbert patrolled center field for the remainder of the game.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 18 Sep. 2025
Hours after the shooting at Utah Valley University, officers with machine guns patrolled the campus as students began to process their shock.
—Melissa Galbraith, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
Agents have smashed car windows, blown open a door to a house and patrolled the fabled MacArthur Park on horseback.
—Elliot Spagat, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2025
But unlike typical National Guard domestic missions, such as helping in crises of hurricanes, wildfires or tornados, the troops sent to Washington largely patrolled popular tourist destinations such as the National Mall.
—Ellen Mitchell, The Hill, 10 Oct. 2025
Several streets around the site were closed, patrolled by Illinois State Police officers wearing riot helmets and holding batons on patrol.
—Daniella Silva, NBC news, 3 Oct. 2025
On Sunday, dozens of armed federal agents in tactical gear patrolled the city.
—Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025
Drones light up the night sky On a recent Friday night, Roen and Plumas County Supervisor Dwight Ceresola patrolled for wolves, bouncing an offroad utility vehicle across the pastureland behind Roen’s home, switching to pickup trucks once the sun went down.
—Sacbee.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Tolbert patrolled center field for the remainder of the game.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 18 Sep. 2025
Hours after the shooting at Utah Valley University, officers with machine guns patrolled the campus as students began to process their shock.
—Melissa Galbraith, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
Agents have smashed car windows, blown open a door to a house and patrolled the fabled MacArthur Park on horseback.
—Elliot Spagat, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for patrolled
Verb
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Your spinach will grow safely guarded by these aromatic plants.—
Heather Bien,
Southern Living,
18 Oct. 2025
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To the right lay the harbor, its narrow entrance guarded by the grim Morro Castle.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The town sports a former silent movie theatre from the 1920s, a farmers’ market in Flagler Park, and lifeguard protected Stuart Beach offers dining, volleyball and basketball courts and free rolling beach wheelchairs for visitors with mobility needs.—
Noreen Kompanik,
Boston Herald,
19 Oct. 2025
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All of this left many of them dreaming of being a stay-at-home wife supported and protected by a rich and masculine man.—
Julia Ioffe,
New Yorker,
19 Oct. 2025
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