POLICING Synonyms: 70 Similar and Opposite Words

policing 1 of 2

noun

as in monitoring

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policing

2 of 2

verb

present participle of police

as in governing

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Recent Examples of policing

Noun

Portugal hasn’t seen the scale of violence, arson and looting witnessed in some other European countries, although protesters have complained about heavy-handed policing during the removal of tents erected in city squares. — ABC News, 27 Oct. 2026 Policy responses to this crisis have largely focused on policing, prosecution and tougher penalties. — Charles Wratto, The Conversation, 27 Oct. 2026 Bolsonaro, meanwhile, campaigned on harsher criminal penalties, tougher policing, lower taxes, and cuts to government spending. — Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 26 Oct. 2026 Prohibiting Limits on Police Traffic Stops In January 2023, the month Taylor took office, the nation was shaken by video of violent policing in Memphis. — Wendi C. Thomas, ProPublica, 26 Oct. 2026 Crime, courts and policing A man kills his teenage ex-girlfriend in Arcadia and then shoots himself. — Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026 Economic freedom — on taxes, regulation and the like — goes in the red states, while personal freedom — on speech, policing and more — goes in the blue. — Scott Lincicome, Washington Post, 22 Oct. 2026 Florida Polytechnic University is preparing to bring a piloted electric aircraft into law enforcement, opening a new front in aerial policing. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 21 Oct. 2026 In some districts, the expansion of policing has been accompanied by a more hard-line approach to violent behavior. — Kristian Hernández, San Antonio Express-News, 15 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for policing

Noun

The Defense Ministry’s monitoring systems in Ukraine reported stable connections on objects traveling faster than 400 kph (250 mph), Defense Minister Yevhenii Khmara told reporters.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
Findings could improve future water monitoring Despite the notable differences, the researchers emphasized that their models do not directly measure unknown PFAS concentrations or establish additional health risks.

— Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of monitoring

Noun

Prosecutors say surveillance and body-camera footage contradict ICE’s account; the agency denies intentional contact, calls the indictment a political stunt and disputes local officials’ authority to investigate.

— Anna Wilder, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026
Kim Se Yun described the constant surveillance when abroad and at home as miserable and utterly asphyxiating.

— Jieun Baek, Foreign Affairs, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of surveillance

Verb

In the absence of a federal law regulating them, the responsibility falls to local governments, said Ridout, who estimates that about 30 states have some type of rule or requirement regarding AI in political campaigns.

— Anagilmara Vílchez, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2026
The agency charged with regulating Colorado’s first-in-the-nation legal recreational marijuana market potentially put consumers at risk of using contaminated products, a new state audit found.

— Christopher Osher, ProPublica, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of regulating

Noun

These private, elevated spaces so intrinsic to the character of the property will remain closed to the public while management seeks a practical solution.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Oct. 2026
Savannah River National Laboratory conducts research involving nuclear materials, environmental management, energy technologies, and national security.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of management

Noun

The speech included observations that were hawkish on inflation, mindful of the real economy, and posed questions about the promise of artificial intelligence.

— Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2026
Over the decades, Ernaux has examined class shame through close observation of her parents’ lives, accounted for all-consuming romantic obsession, and transcribed fleeting encounters in supermarkets and trains in the Paris suburbs.

— Jasmine Vojdani, Vulture, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of observation

Verb

However, their power requirements create additional challenges for facilities already managing substantial electricity consumption.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2026
But Southeast Asian coordination may happen without ASEAN’s guidance, argues Hans Vriens, co-founder and managing partner of government affairs consultancy Vriens & Partners.

— Sam Beltran, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of managing

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