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
  • She is made superior simply by being a researcher, impartial observer, who must see without the prejudicial lens of her own culture and experience.
    Hua Hsu, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
  • Vance 'could be a bridge builder' Political observers say the person who may be most affected by the imbroglio is JD Vance, who has made faith part of his political persona.
    Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The suspects then collided with a second patrol vehicle at the intersection of Pear Avenue and Shoreline Boulevard, according to police.
    Jason Green, Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Both commercial trucks were traveling in the same direction, and it’s not yet known what caused the crash, state patrol officials said in the release.
    Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 15 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • But a Marine sentry was spotted outside the West Wing most of the day Saturday, usually a sign the president is at work.
    James LaPorta, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026
  • The soldiers would have stayed as sentries before and after the performance, symbolically guarding the legacy of Taiwan’s founder.
    Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 13 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Their Tibetan ancestry dates back thousands of years to when they were bred as an interior sentinel in the Buddhist monasteries.
    Katelyn Chef, Martha Stewart, 12 Apr. 2026
  • Precedent for this idea comes from Poland, where many cities already use freshwater mussels as living sentinels of water quality, wired with sensors that register when the animals clamp their shells shut in response to pollutants.
    IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 31 Mar. 2026

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“Surveillant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surveillant. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.

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