watch for
verb
watched for; watching for; watches for
1
: to look for (someone or something expected)
She watches for her school bus from inside her house.
The doctors watched for signs of the disease.
2
: to look for (something that one wants to get or use)
She is always watching for sales.
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Tell me exactly what patterns to watch for and how to set up alerts when something significant happens.
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Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes gave each of his teammates a five-figure Hublot watch for Christmas last year, for example.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 20 May 2026
Nvidia's Grace Blackwell rack-scale systems have long been sold out, and Wall Street is now watching for the ramping up shipments of its next system, Vera Rubin.
—Katie Tarasov,jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 20 May 2026
As the boat drifts along the border, watch for eagles overhead and elk along the shoreline.
—Shilo Urban, Travel + Leisure, 19 May 2026
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Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes gave each of his teammates a five-figure Hublot watch for Christmas last year, for example.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 20 May 2026
Nvidia's Grace Blackwell rack-scale systems have long been sold out, and Wall Street is now watching for the ramping up shipments of its next system, Vera Rubin.
—Katie Tarasov,jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 20 May 2026
As the boat drifts along the border, watch for eagles overhead and elk along the shoreline.
—Shilo Urban, Travel + Leisure, 19 May 2026
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“Watch for.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/watch%20for. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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