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.
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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
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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vigil
Noun
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While the Classic looks a little more built-up, and has what may be a larger, physical rotating bezel, both watches have what’s known in some circles as a squircle design.—
Andrew Williams,
Forbes.com,
9 May 2025
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Under her watch, the company distributed such festival firepower as The Boy and the Heron and Memoir of a Snail.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
9 May 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
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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 15 May. 2025.
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