Synonyms of patrolled

patrolled

verb

past tense of patrol

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.

Related Words

• guarded
• protected
• controlled
• safeguarded
• shielded
• supervised
• policed
• operated
• tended
• watched
• oversaw
• attended
• superintended
• governed
• managed
• regulated
• cared (for)
• conducted
• directed
• guided
• minded
• presided (over)
• administrated
• stewarded
• ran
• shepherded
• chaperoned
• mothered
• babied
• babysat

Dissimilar Words

• abandoned
• ignored
• neglected
• forgot
• disregarded
• passed over

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of patrolled

In Allentown, in a minor-league ballpark patrolled by the Pork Racers and populated by children from summer camps screaming their lungs out, the external noise quieted. — Charlotte Varnes, New York Times, 31 July 2026

The surface landscape is patrolled by perhaps a million armed men in full biohazard gear. — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 25 July 2026

Armed National Park police officers patrolled the area and a video surveillance system was in place. — Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 21 July 2026

Craighead County Sheriff’s Detective David Bailey, a Jonesboro native who patrolled the area often, didn’t even know there was a school set back off the country road. — Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 15 July 2026

The result is an ambitious private marine conservation program, with an area of 37 miles now patrolled by more than 150 former fishermen who have become reef guardians. — Ariel Leve, Travel + Leisure, 7 July 2026

As a deputy, the 48-year-old has worked in the courts, worked in the jails, patrolled streets in Vista and now patrols them in Santee. — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 July 2026

The area last week was surrounded by surveillance cameras and patrolled by National Guardsmen as lifelong resident John Cates strolled the area. — Justine McDaniel, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026

The downtown Kansas City data center is patrolled by a security robot named ‘Lance’ and includes server space rented to Nebius, the Dutch AI services company behind a $150 billion, 400-acre data center now under construction in Independence. — Ilana Arougheti july 1, Kansas City Star, 1 July 2026