surveilling

verb

present participle of surveil
as in spying

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  1. spying
  2. monitoring
  3. snooping
Verb
  • And in February, the US Justice Department indicted three former Google employees who were spying for foreign countries, including Iran.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 10 Nov. 2026
  • The actress provided the voice of a technologically advanced, data-spying smart refrigerator.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of spying
Verb
  • Other members of the crew sat beside and behind him, monitoring scripts and schedules on screens of their own.
    — Matt Alt, New Yorker, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Nearly three decades later, Leach is now the CEO of Dexcom, a roughly $30 billion company that develops non-invasive glucose-monitoring systems.
    — Preston Fore, Fortune, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of monitoring
Verb
  • Its biggest selling point is the brand-new Privacy Display feature, which can dim screen visibility from the side and make snooping nearly impossible.
    — Nitish Pahwa, Time, 15 Oct. 2026
  • An alcoholic drink will give you a buzz, but if someone laced it with something dangerous, a new poison-snooping patch will buzz your skin to warn you.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of snooping
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“Surveilling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surveilling. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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