as in watchfulness
the state of being constantly attentive and responsive to signs of opportunity, activity, or danger
eternal vigilance is the price of freedom
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Recent Examples of vigilance
That, says Pierre Vimont, a former French ambassador to Washington, requires a new kind of vigilance from the Europeans.
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Melissa Bell, CNN Money, 27 Feb. 2026
Tools like OpenClaw can run for hours at a time, but for many early users, that autonomy comes with a new kind of vigilance—checking logs, reviewing outputs, and stepping in before things go wrong.
—Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 23 Feb. 2026
For now, experts say that patience and vigilance are key.
—Eve Chen, USA Today, 23 Feb. 2026
De Araújo spoke about how the film had been inspired by her own witnessing of such an event as a child, which had left her with a sense of hyper-vigilance beyond her years.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 20 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for vigilance
Melissa Bell, CNN Money, 27 Feb. 2026
Tools like OpenClaw can run for hours at a time, but for many early users, that autonomy comes with a new kind of vigilance—checking logs, reviewing outputs, and stepping in before things go wrong.
—Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 23 Feb. 2026
For now, experts say that patience and vigilance are key.
—Eve Chen, USA Today, 23 Feb. 2026
De Araújo spoke about how the film had been inspired by her own witnessing of such an event as a child, which had left her with a sense of hyper-vigilance beyond her years.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 20 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for vigilance
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vigilance
Noun
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A lot of this involves watchfulness—noticing what the preferring mind (that is, the editing mind) as put in place, and accepting it, and building upon it.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Jan. 2026
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This patience is watchfulness, not idleness.—
Francois Botha,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
Noun
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This watch is suitable for light swimming.—
Andrew P. Collins,
The Drive,
12 Mar. 2026
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This is the 43rd annual release of Midleton Very Rare, and the sixth to come out under the watch of master distiller Kevin O’Gorman.—
Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
12 Mar. 2026
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Chuck Reger, franchise business coach at Five Star Painting, says bright red is highly stimulating and naturally increases alertness.—
Natasha Bazika,
Martha Stewart,
7 Mar. 2026
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In other words, your brain uses morning light to set the timing for countless processes, from hormone release to body temperature to alertness.—
Angela Haupt,
Time,
3 Mar. 2026
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“Vigilance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vigilance. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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