surveilled

past tense of surveil

Example Sentences

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Verb
  • Though she was monitored by cameras and armed guards, Sara tried in her own way to resist the terrible labor that she’d been forced into.
    Christine Ro, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Comments On Deadline Hollywood are monitored.
    Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Within minutes my father spied Ernie Banks signing autographs at the wall.
    Donna Vickroy, Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2025
  • The deportations – part of a program Iran announced in March – radically increased in the days after Iran’s conflict with Israel, fueled by unsubstantiated claims that Afghans had spied for Israel prior to and during the attacks.
    Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2025
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“Surveilled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surveilled. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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