surveilled

past tense of surveil

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for surveilled
Verb
  • To date, none of the criminal complaints filed in this case mention any anti-gay text messages, social media posts or comments made by the defendants, whose communications were being secretly monitored and taped by undercover informants and agents.
    John Wisely, Freep.com, 10 Nov. 2025
  • The scrub came as Blue Origin's launch team monitored cloud cover rolling into the area, which ultimately foiled the liftoff attempt.
    Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 10 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • McCann spied an errant pumpkin.
    Ben McGrath, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
  • The relative then spied a dead dog on an interstate nearby, and assumed the canine was Randy since both dogs had the same shading.
    TJ Macias, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Oct. 2025
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“Surveilled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surveilled. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.

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