as in watch
an act or period of watching for signs of activity, danger, or opportunity kept vigil at their ailing son's bedside the entire time he was in the hospital

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Recent Examples of vigil The university held a vigil for the victims early Friday evening at Langford Green in front of the Unconquered Statue. Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 19 Apr. 2025 Actions kicked off with an interfaith vigil in Dublin, California on April 16 and will continue through April 19 in Gadsden, Alabama. Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2025 Under a large white tent, hundreds of people packed inside for an evening prayer vigil at Quisqueya Plaza. Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 12 Apr. 2025 The event will include a candlelight vigil and musical performances by Hezekiah Walker and The Clark Sisters. Raisa Habersham, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for vigil
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Noun
  • Light play between the sapphire crystal and the lacquered dial gives the watches a more layered, cinematic feel in low light.
    Matthew Catellier, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
  • After delaying the launch, the company released the watch right at the peak of tariff drama.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 28 Apr. 2025
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  • Detectives reviewed surveillance footage that shows the teen killer, who wore a ski mask and whose name is being withheld due to his age, lift his shirt during the showdown and shove his hands into his waistbands to show Jimenez he was armed, prosecutors say.
    Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 2 May 2025
  • Detectives with the state police Eastern District Major Crime Squad took over the investigation into both robberies and confirmed through the surveillance footage at the banks that the same individual was responsible.
    Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 2 May 2025

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“Vigil.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vigil. Accessed 6 May. 2025.

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