as in to guard
to walk or go around or through (an area, building, etc.) especially in order to make sure that it is safe
The squad had orders to patrol the area. The border is patrolled by the army.
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Recent Examples of patrol
Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 1 Apr. 2026
The shooting happened while Diller and other officers were on patrol in the Far Rockaway section of Queens.
—ABC News, 1 Apr. 2026
Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 28 Mar. 2026
Former Eagles defensive tackle Hollis Thomas — a man who once patrolled the same sideline as her ex-husband.
—Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 27 Mar. 2026
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Noun
Manhattan, Queens and Brooklyn have two patrol boroughs, while the Bronx and Staten Island have only had one.
—Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 1 Apr. 2026
The shooting happened while Diller and other officers were on patrol in the Far Rockaway section of Queens.
—ABC News, 1 Apr. 2026
Verb
Police were patrolling the street near where the Bank of America is located, authorities said.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 28 Mar. 2026
Former Eagles defensive tackle Hollis Thomas — a man who once patrolled the same sideline as her ex-husband.
—Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 27 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for patrol
Noun
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The soldiers would have stayed as sentries before and after the performance, symbolically guarding the legacy of Taiwan’s founder.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Mar. 2026
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Police had taped off several square blocks around Sixth Street, while local police and federal authorities, including Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives agents, were at the site, according to Austin police officers serving as sentries.—
Jack Myer,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Mar. 2026
Verb
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In the fullness of time, Nancy had a Nest camera installed—one of those all-seeing eyes meant to guard the property and calm anxious nerves and provide real safety from intrusion.—
Vinson Cunningham,
New Yorker,
1 Apr. 2026
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The Guard has separately launched a recruitment drive targeting youths, seeking children as young as 12 to guard security checkpoints, carry out patrols, tend to the wounded, and perform other supporting tasks.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
1 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The street-level outpost of the famed Champs d’Elysee bistro, Fouquet’s restaurant is a destination in itself, with signature red and black bar mirroring its Paris (and Louvre Abu Dhabi) counterpart.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 Apr. 2026
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The move comes some two years after the Canadian studio established a Paris outpost, encouraged by France’s move to up its international post-production game with a VFX incentive offering a 10% bonus on the 30% Tax Rebate for International Production (TRIP) as well as infrastructure investments.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
2 Apr. 2026
Verb
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To protect yourself, property owners can sign up for notifications about any new documents filed for their property in the city's Automated City Register Information System (ACRIS).—
Tim McNicholas,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
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Go to the Strait and just take it, protect it.—
James Powel,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2026
Noun
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People spanning the width of the streets are passionately chanting and hoisting their picket signs in a patriotic parade, of sorts.—
Jenna Ebbers,
Kansas City Star,
28 Mar. 2026
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With the rise of incel content and tradwife propaganda on social media networks, America may be more fixated on the picket-fence ideal than ever.—
Shamira Ibrahim,
HollywoodReporter,
25 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Score is kept, and levels such as space ace, cosmic commando and galactic hero are achieved.—
Dewayne Bevil,
The Orlando Sentinel,
12 Mar. 2026
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Below, the troops run toward a Taliban position during a British commando offensive.—
Freddie Clayton,
NBC news,
1 Feb. 2026
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On Wednesday, the intro to space class at Metropolitan State University of Denver held a watch party for the Artemis II mission launch.—
Olivia Young,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
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If there is a potential for temperatures to fall into these thresholds, a freeze watch may be issued a few days ahead of time.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
2 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The north was expected to be America’s rear guard, a place where values like democracy and women’s rights might have taken hold.—
Azam Ahmed,
New York Times,
24 Dec. 2024
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And assassins from a coalition of all the local indigenous tribes — out for blood over the murder of Jimmy the Creek, one of their own, last episode — slit the throats of Ming’s rear guard.—
Sean T. Collins,
Vulture,
10 Nov. 2024
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“Patrol.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/patrol. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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