surveillant

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Recent Examples of surveillant The consequences of that world for the surveillant as well as the surveilled is a lesson for this day and age for sure. Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for surveillant
Noun
  • This type of immersive education challenges students to engage with conflict not as passive observers but as active participants, working alongside those directly impacted by conflict to understand their experiences and gain firsthand knowledge of the complexities involved in sustaining peace.
    David Dumke, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 Feb. 2026
  • Most observers think the Sharafs triumphed over long odds.
    Chris Hewitt, Boston Herald, 15 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Because the crash happened not far from one of the department’s precincts, officers on routine patrol were able to get to the scene almost immediately, Chatham County police said.
    Saleen Martin, USA Today, 18 Feb. 2026
  • Tuesday night, the deputy was responding to a call for service when a tree fell onto the patrol vehicle.
    Cecilio Padilla, CBS News, 18 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Kochab is the brighter of the two outer stars in the bowl of the Little Dipper (the other being Pherkad), which seem to march in a circle like sentries around Polaris, the North Star.
    Joe Rao, Space.com, 14 Dec. 2025
  • The incident occurred while one of the Royal Canadian Navy’s Rigid Hull Inflatable Boats (RHIB) was returning from its sentry duties off Bentinck Island.
    Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 10 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • Academic medical center sentinel networks.
    Robert B. Shpiner, STAT, 13 Feb. 2026
  • The gas Citizens Energy serves customers, typically methane, is naturally odorless so the company adds mercaptan, which smells like sulfur or rotten eggs, to serve as a sentinel in case there's a gas leak.
    Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 10 Dec. 2025

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“Surveillant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surveillant. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.

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