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Recent Examples of surveil
Law enforcement agencies, including the FBI, have for years worked alongside private mine security to surveil the largely peaceful protesters who oppose the mine, called Thacker Pass, according to more than 2,000 pages of internal law enforcement communications reviewed by ProPublica.
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Mark Olalde, ProPublica, 23 July 2025
Republican lawmakers pushed the ban through the House on Thursday over concerns the government could use a CBDC to surveil Americans’ financial transactions.
—Julia Shapero, The Hill, 21 July 2025
The helicopter used to surveil the scene from above did not see anything suspicious, according to officers.
—Danielle Bacher, People.com, 21 July 2025
But the Secret Service’s drone operator was unfamiliar with the equipment needed to surveil the area.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 11 July 2025
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Mark Olalde, ProPublica, 23 July 2025
Republican lawmakers pushed the ban through the House on Thursday over concerns the government could use a CBDC to surveil Americans’ financial transactions.
—Julia Shapero, The Hill, 21 July 2025
The helicopter used to surveil the scene from above did not see anything suspicious, according to officers.
—Danielle Bacher, People.com, 21 July 2025
But the Secret Service’s drone operator was unfamiliar with the equipment needed to surveil the area.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 11 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for surveil
Verb
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Two of the missions with uncertain futures monitor carbon dioxide levels in the Earth's atmosphere.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
6 Sep. 2025
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While Tranter tinkers and Zuzana monitors the wall of local surveillance footage, Karalis and his team get to work drilling through the wall of the vault.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
6 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Ohio State will have to find a way to spy Navarro and also mix some complicated coverages in the secondary, but also utilize the defensive line to keep Navarro in the pocket when passing plays break down.—
Cameron Teague Robinson,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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Myles Graham, Aaron Chiles and Jaden Robinson struggled to balance spying the mobile USF signal caller with upholding UF’s zone coverage on crossing routes.—
Noah White,
Miami Herald,
7 Sep. 2025
Verb
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In the film, Shy is played by Jay Lycurgo, an alternately sensitive and intimidating young actor in his breakout role, and the bag doesn’t appear until midway through, when the film crew go snooping without permission in the students’ room.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
6 Sep. 2025
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Potential trouble arises when the wily victim of Danny’s, Pauline, starts snooping around the house, hears Danny’s voice and starts to bargain for her silence.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Surveil.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surveil. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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