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qui vive

noun

kē-ˈvēv How to pronounce qui vive (audio)
Definition of qui vivenext
as in watch
the state of being constantly attentive and responsive to signs of opportunity, activity, or danger an army on the qui vive for enemy attack

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  1. watch
  2. watchfulness
  3. alert
Noun
  • FanDuel is giving you a chance to get in on the milestone watch with $250 in bonus bets when wagering $5+ each day for five days.
    — OutKick, FOXNews.com, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Luxury items have already proved themselves for Christie’s, where watches, jewelry, handbags, and wine can provide a relatively familiar way into an institution that can otherwise appear forbidding.
    — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of watch
Noun
  • Hechinger, all raw nerve and watchfulness, announces himself as a star.
    — Clayton Davis, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026
  • The multiple heads can be said to represent divine watchfulness of the world and devotees.
    — Charles Preston, Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of watchfulness
Noun
  • Detection may increase, but clinicians and quality teams inherit an expanding queue of low-value alerts.
    — Arpan Saxena, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026
  • The pitch is aimed at broadcasters, streaming platforms and telecom operators whose existing monitoring stacks generate fragmented alerts that engineers must manually correlate and react to.
    — Callum McLennan, Variety, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of alert
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“Qui vive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/qui%20vive. Accessed 27 Sep. 2026.

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