watch (for)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for watch (for)
Verb
  • Few if any of the amendments are expected to win enough support to add or remove provisions from the bill.
    James Powel, USA Today, 30 June 2025
  • They are expected to pursue any of a number of remaining cornerbacks still available as free agents.
    David Furones, Chicago Tribune, 30 June 2025
Verb
  • Attentive, Personalized Service From the moment guests arrive, attentive doormen and reception staff recognize them by name and go out of their way to anticipate and address their needs.
    Irene S. Levine, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
  • Trade tensions could worsen and tariffs could escalate, some analysts said, while noting the difficulty of anticipating exactly where the levies will land.
    Max Zahn, ABC News, 25 June 2025
Verb
  • Golf fans eagerly await the 2025 Ryder Cup at Bethpage Black, which is less than 100 days away.
    Kendall Capps, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 June 2025
  • He was first picked up in Orange County, and then arrested and jailed for 16 days in Seminole County while awaiting a hearing for the first charge, court records show.
    Zoey Thomas, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 June 2025
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“Watch (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/watch%20%28for%29. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.

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