Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for surveilling
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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 -
Depending on your age and foreign language ability, fulfilling your James Bond spy fantasies may not be very realistic—but spying for the British government just got more accessible.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
21 Sep. 2025
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Such caveats underscore the weakness of compliance monitoring snapshots in capturing the complex pressures and administrative barriers constraining workers’ ability to exercise their rights on a day-to-day basis.—
Sourcing Journal,
Sourcing Journal,
15 Oct. 2025
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After all, Coe and River had been monitoring the scene for the candidate’s safety and this was an accident.—
Scott Tobias,
Vulture,
15 Oct. 2025
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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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Footage of a woman snooping in on her dogs in the dead of the night has left the internet in stitches.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Surveilling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surveilling. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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