as in to watch
to pay continued close attention to (something) for a particular purpose
police regularly monitor that road to record traffic density and to catch speeders
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Recent Examples of monitor
Tristan Bove, Fortune, 5 Feb. 2026
City Councilwoman Katy Yaroslavsky, who represents the Westwood neighborhood, said her team was closely monitoring the situation.
—Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2026
Andrew Greif, NBC news, 10 Feb. 2026
School systems that facilitate walkouts will be subject to investigation and sanction, including either the appointment of a monitor, conservator or board of managers.
—Briauna Brown, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026
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Verb
His prescription was more funding to monitor oil futures trading and higher penalties for those found to be manipulating oil markets.
—Tristan Bove, Fortune, 5 Feb. 2026
City Councilwoman Katy Yaroslavsky, who represents the Westwood neighborhood, said her team was closely monitoring the situation.
—Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2026
Noun
In the most high-stakes moments, a photo finish, an operator looks at a monitor with footage from finish-line cameras shooting 40,000 photos per second.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 10 Feb. 2026
School systems that facilitate walkouts will be subject to investigation and sanction, including either the appointment of a monitor, conservator or board of managers.
—Briauna Brown, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for monitor
Verb
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John Voorhies, a Tucsonian of sixty-two years, was standing in front of Guthrie’s home, watching the activity.—
Paige Williams,
New Yorker,
14 Feb. 2026
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Neither Nielsen nor NBCUniversal is offering a breakdown of how the audience shook out between NBC and Peacock, though clearly the vast majority of those viewers watched on the broadcast network.—
Rick Porter,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Feb. 2026
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In the days after the training session, about 190 of the more than 400 people who attended had signed on to be observers, according to Luis Argueta, a spokesman for the grassroots organization Unidos MN and a speaker at the event.—
Ray Sanchez,
CNN Money,
8 Feb. 2026
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One possibility is an expansion of the United Nations Truce Supervision Organization, or UNTSO, which maintains a small observer force in Lebanon.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
8 Feb. 2026
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These grants can cover cleanups and sustainable cultivation projects, or even related efforts such as fish conservation.—
Rachel Becker,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Feb. 2026
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Researchers revealed that the project covers the entire development chain – from innovative semiconductors and high-performance power modules to integration into key components such as on-board chargers and traction inverters.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Feb. 2026
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“Monitor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monitor. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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