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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
The changes announced Thursday will see international students barred from bringing family members, and tougher policing of people who’ve overstayed their visas. — Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2026 Two years earlier, a Ferguson, Missouri, police officer had shot and killed an 18-year-old, setting off months of protests and a national debate over policing and race. — Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 17 Sep. 2026 But this new group has different philosophies about what SWAT is and what policing even is. — Ronda Racha Penrice, HollywoodReporter, 17 Sep. 2026 Local police chiefs and sheriffs and their national organizations need to speak up and be willing to say that federal immigration enforcement cannot be allowed to undermine local policing. — Karl W. Bickel, Baltimore Sun, 14 Sep. 2026 In other words, institutions created for external war, border enforcement, and domestic policing have now become components of a punitive system against immigrants who may not even have a criminal record. — Daniel Benjamin, Foreign Affairs, 11 Sep. 2026 Fazio and the other Republican leaders at the press conference said that policing and preventing such corruption needs to be a top priority in the next administration. — Andrew Brown, Hartford Courant, 11 Sep. 2026 His death sparked difficult conversations among residents, business owners, police and local officials about violence, policing and how best to protect the neighborhood. — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 7 Sep. 2026 The lawsuit also describes Neely as having a longstanding reputation in the department for problematic policing and use of force, which was not logged in official systems or records. — Katie Langford, Denver Post, 1 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for policing
  1. monitoring
  2. governing
  3. surveillance
  4. regulating
  5. management
  6. operating
  7. observation
  8. managing
Noun
  • Ricochet’s 18-detector setup studies elusive reactor neutrinos while new software automates monitoring and analysis.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2026
  • There's also an AI voice assistant for activating in-car features, and a mobile app for remote air conditioning management, charging status monitoring, and automatic parking.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of monitoring
Verb
  • Questions over how reform should go Schwesig and others in the governing parties have cast doubt on aspects of the federal government’s reform agenda, which is meant to bolster a chronically sluggish economy.
    — Geir Moulson, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Schwesig and others in the governing parties have cast doubt on aspects of the federal government's reform agenda, which is meant to bolster a chronically sluggish economy.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of governing
Noun
  • Cops on Friday released surveillance footage of the hooded suspect, in the hopes someone recognizes him.
    — Rebecca White, New York Daily News, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Jackson appeared on surveillance footage with her backpack, a laptop and her blond wig, Pekara said.
    — Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of surveillance
Verb
  • Sleep serves essential functions throughout the body, including regulating immune and metabolic processes and supporting many aspects of brain function.
    — Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Leo also appealed to AI developers and political leaders responsible for regulating them to slow down, an appeal that several top AI companies seem to have taken to heart in recently.
    — Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of regulating
Noun
  • According to the company, its report contract draws on data from Kalshi’s API, PitchBook’s internal data, Dune databases, government filings, management commentary, and public peers’ disclosures.
    — Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Acupuncture and traditional Chinese medicine are also available, such as herbal medicine consultations and a pain management program.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of management
Verb
  • What consumers pay will depend partly on the cost of keeping older plants running compared with building and operating new ones.
    — Akshaya Jha, The Conversation, 22 Sep. 2026
  • The agreement bucks the utility’s typical process of building, operating and sometimes improving power plants and other infrastructure, such as transmission lines, and then collecting that money from customers in their monthly electricity bills.
    — Kristi Swartz, AJC.com, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of operating
Noun
  • The objective is to make weapon employment measurable, rather than relying primarily on observations made during or after an exercise.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2026
  • From my observations, this is the part many brands are missing.
    — Margareta Petrovic, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of observation
Verb
  • Damman noted that even five minutes of getting the heart rate up after a meal is enough to blunt the post-meal spike, which points to real potential for people managing insulin resistance or a family history of type 2 diabetes.
    — Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Sep. 2026
  • At that bar’s successor, Attaboy, Queen Mary managing partner Dan Smith sampled a take with Concord grapes.
    — Amy Cavanaugh, Chicago Tribune, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of managing

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“Policing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/policing. Accessed 28 Sep. 2026.

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