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
Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
Today, the sisters manage daily care for the animals, including feeding, cleaning and monitoring their health.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 30 Apr. 2026
Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 21 Apr. 2026
When selecting your blood pressure monitor, look for an automatic, cuff-style, upper arm monitor that fits over your bicep.
—Sherri Gordon, Health, 21 Apr. 2026
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Verb
Residents can access Care Solace’s resources in more than 200 languages, and the staff who monitor the organization’s phone calls are able to match people with culturally and treatment specific healthcare and social services providers.
—Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
Today, the sisters manage daily care for the animals, including feeding, cleaning and monitoring their health.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 30 Apr. 2026
Noun
While standing near the monitor with the former Vogue editor-in-chief, Brosh McKenna recalled Wintour commenting that there were too many flowers in the shot.
—Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 21 Apr. 2026
When selecting your blood pressure monitor, look for an automatic, cuff-style, upper arm monitor that fits over your bicep.
—Sherri Gordon, Health, 21 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for monitor
Verb
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What is going to be most interesting to watch unfold on Sunday is how teams/manufacturers and their plethora of engineers attempt to use the new stage lengths to their advantage.—
Jordan Bianchi,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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Relatives of the defendant, about a half dozen of whom watched from the gallery at his arraignment, cheered the judge’s decision to cut Alexander loose.—
Kerry Burke,
New York Daily News,
25 Apr. 2026
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While the investigation was ostensibly about cost overruns in a Fed renovation project, many observers, including Tillis, considered that pretext.—
Andrea Riquier,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2026
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Some observers are perplexed as to why a serious adult drama is attracting the level of fan scrutiny usually reserved for genre material.—
Payton Turkeltaub,
Variety,
25 Apr. 2026
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Jackson Thompson is a sports reporter for Fox News Digital covering critical political and cultural issues in sports, with an investigative lens.—
Jackson Thompson OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
30 Apr. 2026
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Uber One is included as a perk on select American Express travel credit cards, like the Amex Platinum, which offers up to $120 in annual statement credits to cover the full cost of a membership.—
Chris Dong,
Travel + Leisure,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Monitor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monitor. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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