as in looked out (for)
to be cautious of or on guard against
watch out for hazards in the road
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One day, Mae noticed Gracie was looking a little larger than usual.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025 -
The following day, the company noticed suspicious activity on its own network.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
24 Oct. 2025
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Ronald Reagan, who oversaw a major remodel of the screening room, also watched a mix of new movies and classics, including Stagecoach, Yankee Doodle Dandy, and, bizarrely, Warren Beatty's communist biopic Reds.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
24 Oct. 2025
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Off the coast of a small island in southern Indonesia, boaters watched the waves as some marine mammals approached the boat.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Watched out (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/watched%20out%20%28for%29. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.
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