surveils

verb

present tense third-person singular of surveil
as in monitors

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  1. monitors
  2. spies
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  • What’s more, the pack also features a wireless battery management system that monitors voltage and temperature at individual cell groups.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Burnette says Kodiak also monitors for threats and maintains an incident response process.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of monitors
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  • One morning at school, Frida spies bruises on Elia’s back and overhears her and Emmanuel talking about having been disciplined by their parents.
    — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Late one night, Clark spies what appears to be a sliver of light coming through a crack in the wall of the store’s basement.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 14 June 2026
Definition of spies
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