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as in stewardship
the duty or function of watching or guarding for the sake of proper direction or control
a neutral country charged with the surveillance of the post-war rebuilding effort
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as in watch
an act or period of watching for signs of activity, danger, or opportunity
government surveillance of suspected terrorists
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Recent Examples of surveillance
Around that time, surveillance video showed another O’Reilly employee, Royal J. Ford, exiting the business and confronting Perkins on the passenger side of the car.
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Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 2 Aug. 2025
Anderson, who is a city employee, was captured on video surveillance footage alongside Wanda Geter-Pataky, the vice chairwoman of the city’s Democratic party, depositing ballots into a drop box outside the city government center, the warrants state.
—Andrew Brown, Hartford Courant, 1 Aug. 2025
In the 44-second surveillance video clip, a man can been milling about near the indoor play area, before the barefoot girl appears and stops outside the JCPenney.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 1 Aug. 2025
Both Robert and Machado have visited the Atwater Police Department to seek surveillance footage, and have also been putting up posters in the area, according to KMPH.
—Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 25 July 2025
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Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 2 Aug. 2025
Anderson, who is a city employee, was captured on video surveillance footage alongside Wanda Geter-Pataky, the vice chairwoman of the city’s Democratic party, depositing ballots into a drop box outside the city government center, the warrants state.
—Andrew Brown, Hartford Courant, 1 Aug. 2025
In the 44-second surveillance video clip, a man can been milling about near the indoor play area, before the barefoot girl appears and stops outside the JCPenney.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 1 Aug. 2025
Both Robert and Machado have visited the Atwater Police Department to seek surveillance footage, and have also been putting up posters in the area, according to KMPH.
—Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 25 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for surveillance
Noun
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That hands-on experience taught me how money moves through a business and instilled a deep respect for financial stewardship.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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This was the definition of a symbolic move, in large part due to frustration over Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's stewardship of the war in Gaza as well as the horrible images depicting starvation that are streaming out of the enclave.—
Zoltan Istvan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The weather service issues a flash flood watch when flash flooding is possible.—
Arizona Republic,
AZCentral.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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Meanwhile, YouTube, which is the most popular podcasting platform, launched its own top podcast charts in May and ranks shows weekly by watch time.—
Caitlin Huston,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Aug. 2025
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One interpretation is that if an AI maker has a generic generative AI that also happens to provide mental health advice, and if this is taking place without the supervision of a licensed professional, and this occurs in Illinois, the AI maker is seemingly in violation of this law.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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The story revolves around a group of workers, including Joe (Whitehouse), who are digging a hole under the supervision of their boss, Goose (Church), with shovels.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Aug. 2025
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Roberts, now 48, and Fowler headed into the building, while Saur reportedly served as a lookout and watched the rewired cameras.—
Mark Gray,
People.com,
11 Aug. 2025
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The lookout point is equipped with viewing binoculars.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
9 Aug. 2025
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But without enforceable safeguards, independent oversight, and a diversified economic strategy, those promises rarely match the hype.—
Marty Small Sr,
New York Daily News,
15 Aug. 2025
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Amanda Maes has joined Blumhouse as their Executive Vice President, Marketing. Maes will report to Karen Barragan, Chief Marketing Officer. Maes will lead the company’s brand evolution, with oversight across consumer products, live experiences, partnerships, and other key brand initiatives.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
14 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Every operational upgrade in our distribution model was carefully timed, including the introduction of new inventory management tools, team hires, vendor agreements and, eventually, a 50,000-plus square foot distribution space.—
Aleksandr Zemel,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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Experts in business management have noted that companies generally don’t take measures on diversity and climate because of a political stance, but rather as a business decision.—
Clare Duffy,
CNN Money,
14 Aug. 2025
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One European official told CNN that Putin had persisted with his demands for control of all of the Donbas region - something politically and practically impossible for Zelensky to concede, and which he’s already rejected.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
16 Aug. 2025
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President Erika Sloane, however, convinces Ethan to return to stop a self-aware artificial intelligence program called The Entity before the AI takes control of all the world’s nuclear arsenals and causes nuclear Armageddon.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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The transfer of the unused amount is known as portability, though that term isn’t used in the tax code or regulations.—
Bob Carlson,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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The American Medical Association, open to all medical students and physicians, and the American College of Emergency Physicians both support state and federal laws or regulations that would require ERs to staff a doctor around the clock.—
Arielle Zionts. KFF Health News,
CNN Money,
14 Aug. 2025
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“Surveillance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surveillance. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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