surveilled

verb

past tense of surveil
as in monitored

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  1. monitored
  2. spied
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  • Future buyback announcements and the Fed's stance will be closely monitored.
    — James Broughel, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026
  • After their discovery, police monitored the position in hopes of catching the perpetrators.
    — Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 21 Aug. 2026
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  • Next, astronomers spied several exoplanets that are gas giants like Jupiter—but in orbits so tight that these worlds practically skim the surfaces of their stars.
    — Phil Plait, Scientific American, 21 Aug. 2026
  • In the distance, the two ― both staffers of nondenominational Christian organization Cru ― spied a female avatar standing alone in the virtual hallway and decided to strike up a chat.
    — Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 26 July 2026
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“Surveilled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surveilled. Accessed 26 Aug. 2026.

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