watchfulness

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for watchfulness
Noun
  • Extra protection steps Protecting your online accounts requires vigilance and knowledge of the best security practices.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 29 June 2025
  • The office also emphasized the importance of public vigilance.
    Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025
Noun
  • In early February, Olivier Giroud, the French striker who plays for Los Angeles FC, had his home targeted and $500,000 worth of jewelry and watches stolen, sources said.
    Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2025
  • Jeannie was already glancing with impatience at her watch.
    Helen Schulman, The Atlantic, 26 June 2025
Noun
  • Under the sheriff’s policies and procedures, Ornelas would have been flagged in the jail’s electronic medical records system as requiring behavioral health services — an alert that should have shown up when he was booked in June 2023, the lawsuit says.
    Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 July 2025
  • Just in time for holiday festivities, the Southwest Ohio Air Quality Agency has issued an air quality alert for Fourth of July weekend in Greater Cincinnati.
    Hailey Roden, The Enquirer, 4 July 2025
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“Watchfulness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/watchfulness. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.

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