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Recent Examples of surveillant
The consequences of that world for the surveillant as well as the surveilled is a lesson for this day and age for sure.
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Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 2022
Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for surveillant
Noun
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Many observers expect North Korea may get the benefit of Russian missile technology to further its nuclear missile program.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
16 Sep. 2025
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The center of gravity in Dearborn shifted on the news, but the move is what many industry observers say Ford needs to do to deliver the best future technology and attract and retain talent.—
Jamie L. LaReau,
Freep.com,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Mop-up and patrol will continue where appropriate to secure and strengthen containment.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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Ford dropped it from the Explorer’s retail lineup, but continues to offer it in police vehicles, which benefit from its ability to power AC and other accessories without running the engine when parked, as patrol vehicles often spend lots of time doing.—
Mark Phelan,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Aside from scouting, sending messages or sentry duty, some dogs were trained for direct combat.—
Vic Verbalaitis,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Aug. 2025
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Rows of lights stood like sentries above, adorned with flat visors that guided the glow onto the action.—
Adithi Ramakrishnan,
Twin Cities,
21 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The artist better known to his international collectors as Móyò, has been evolving the character – a personal archetype, a spiritual sentinel, and a bridge between worlds – for over eight years, exploring his Yoruba ancestry and urban mythology.—
Natasha Gural,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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The sentinels of conventional wisdom settled on the view that the Iraq invasion was one of the great own goals of American foreign policy, and that its beneficiary was Iran.—
Graeme Wood,
The Atlantic,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Surveillant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surveillant. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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