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Recent Examples of surveil
The helicopter used to surveil the scene from above did not see anything suspicious, according to officers.
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Danielle Bacher, People.com, 21 July 2025
Robots surveil the streets as police officers, educate students as teachers and deliver packages as postal employees.
—Lovia Gyarkye, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2025
Iran also reportedly cooperates with criminal groups in Europe, working with them to surveil Israeli targets in France, Germany and the U.K.
U.S. nationals have also been targeted directly.
—Nakissa Jahanbani, The Conversation, 20 June 2025
Others described judges attempting to snoop or surveil them.
—Carrie Johnson, NPR, 9 June 2025
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Danielle Bacher, People.com, 21 July 2025
Robots surveil the streets as police officers, educate students as teachers and deliver packages as postal employees.
—Lovia Gyarkye, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2025
Iran also reportedly cooperates with criminal groups in Europe, working with them to surveil Israeli targets in France, Germany and the U.K.
U.S. nationals have also been targeted directly.
—Nakissa Jahanbani, The Conversation, 20 June 2025
Others described judges attempting to snoop or surveil them.
—Carrie Johnson, NPR, 9 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for surveil
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Each summer, Iceland’s road authorities monitor conditions before declaring the F-roads open.—
David Nikel,
Forbes.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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Owen — who has monitored the species in the Arctic wild — said monitoring Kalluk at the zoo also helped with better understanding polar bears’ body weight and fat stores, and therefore conservation efforts to protect them.—
Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Aug. 2025
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Hopkins’ coauthors estimate that Rubin could spy anywhere between five and 50 interstellar objects over the next 10 years, and Hopkins is optimistically leaning toward the latter.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
7 Aug. 2025
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Fans spied film equipment outside Mason Elementary School in Lee’s Summit a few days ago.—
Lisa Gutierrez,
Kansas City Star,
1 Aug. 2025
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Hoping to be allowed to see Tyler, who is chained in solitary confinement, Thornhill tells Dr. Fairburn that Fester is there to snoop on Wednesday’s behalf.—
Selome Hailu,
Variety,
7 Aug. 2025
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Don't let that be an excuse to start snooping and reading your neighbor's mail.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
5 Aug. 2025
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“Surveil.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surveil. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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