surveilled

Definition of surveillednext
past tense of surveil

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Verb
  • Iran’s semi-official Fars news agency also reported earlier the nation’s armed forces monitored a US destroyer seen moving from Fujairah toward the Strait of Hormuz and conveyed this to the US via Pakistani mediators.
    Angela Cullen, Fortune, 11 Apr. 2026
  • The mayor’s signature homelessness program monitored 126 encampment sites across the city and visited an interim housing site.
    Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The crew experienced a solar eclipse, including 54 minutes of totality where the sun’s light was blocked by Earth, spied planets, photographed the Milky Way and even witnessed flashes of light as space rocks slammed into the moon.
    Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 11 Apr. 2026
  • And Mindi said at one point she was being spied upon.
    Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 8 Mar. 2026
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“Surveilled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surveilled. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.

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