surveilling

present participle of surveil

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for surveilling
Verb
  • In 2024, 64 people in Taiwan were prosecuted for spying for China—more than the previous two years combined—with principal targets being current or former military personnel.
    Charlie Campbell, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Dubai Reuters — An Iranian lower court handed heavy prison sentences to two French citizens charged with spying for France and Israel, the semi-official Fars news agency reported on Tuesday, a week after Paris and Tehran indicated progress in talks to release them.
    CNN Money, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The couple face another breakdown when their daughter, Sofia, gets taken into Child Services, which has been quietly monitoring the couple.
    Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
  • The team is also monitoring injuries for center Cade Mays (ankle) and right tackle Taylor Moton (knee).
    Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 29 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • There also are characters straight from the David Lynch school of the bizarre, including the menacing figure who warns Ron to stop snooping around and the bearer of a disturbing story about a manufacturing job that requires being nude.
    Julie Hinds, Freep.com, 10 Oct. 2025
  • As Mercury and Pluto clash, snooping in someone’s business lands you in hot water.
    USA TODAY, USA Today, 7 Oct. 2025
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“Surveilling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surveilling. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.

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