Thesaurus results for MONITORING

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noun

as in observation

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monitoring

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verb

present participle of monitor

as in watching

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 monitoring

Noun

Flight operations are managed by Lockheed Martin’s MATRIX autonomy system, allowing operators to command missions from a tablet without continuous continuous control or monitoring. — New Atlas, 16 Oct. 2026 Sawie has worked with OCA to provide technical support for seed selection, testing, monitoring and quality assurance to help establish a reliable supply of organic cotton seed that can be multiplied and made widely available to farmers. — Jennifer Bringle, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026 Some superficial clots can be managed with warm compresses, anti-inflammatory medication, elevation, and monitoring. — Angela Haupt, Time, 16 Oct. 2026 Those sensors could provide navigation, communications, environmental monitoring, and scientific data while operating continuously in places where sunlight never reaches. — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2026 OpenAI found that its monitoring systems would be less likely to detect when its new Astra model behaves in undesirable ways through chain-of-thought compared to older models, according to documentation from early September. — Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2026 Her release conditions included home detention with GPS monitoring, a ban on using WeChat, and orders to avoid contact with Victim-1 or his family outside her lawyers’ presence. — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026 Sekar thinks this makes monitoring and restricting data flow between smart devices even more important. — Peter Hall, Scientific American, 15 Oct. 2026 For Ryadi, the uncertainty extends far beyond the monitoring device. — Josh Sanders, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026

Verb

The researchers say future deployments of the current prototype would be able to remain at sea for weeks at a time, monitoring environmental conditions. — New Atlas, 17 Oct. 2026 With public safety power shutoffs underway across much of the region, fire crews are closely monitoring the situation, warning that even small grass fires can quickly spread under dangerous fire conditions. — Kayla Moeller, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026 Indeed, months before the Hugging Face incident, two OpenAI employees warned senior executives that the company was not adequately monitoring its newest models during testing, according to emails reviewed by the New York Times. — Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026 The modernization effort is intended to keep the radar sites providing missile-launch warning and space-monitoring data for decades. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2026 Although thousands of customers had regained electricity, PG&E continued monitoring conditions that could require additional shutoffs in portions of its service territory. — Sacbee.com, 16 Oct. 2026 Paying bills on time, monitoring credit reports and keeping debt levels manageable can help preserve access to loans and lines of credit when cash flow becomes tight. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026 On the forum post, which has about 200 user responses, a Withings community manager says the company is monitoring the discussion. — James Peckham, PC Magazine, 16 Oct. 2026 Major League Baseball is monitoring the situation and could conduct its own review after the state and federal matters are concluded. — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for monitoring

Noun

The songs on Purdy also have the tone of journal entries, detailing haggard trips to the grocery store, daydreams about his young daughters’ glamorous adult lives, and observations about the banality of oppression.

— Dash Lewis, Pitchfork, 15 Oct. 2026
Matt Schnaars, president of platform distribution and partnerships for NBCUniversal, reinforced Shapiro’s observations in a separate session.

— Leo Barraclough, Variety, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of observation

Verb

This album was his 3-1 comeback after watching his career nearly flatline.

— Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 14 Oct. 2026
Sitting at 2-3 and watching their defense get pushed around on a weekly basis, the entire unit gathered behind closed doors on Monday morning to air out their issues.

— Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of watching

Noun

In contrast to the hazy skies of late summer, October often presents a richer, deeper blue by day and some of the year's finest observing conditions after dark.

— Joe Rao, Space.com, 8 Oct. 2026
Swift receives more annual observing requests than any NASA facility except the James Webb Space Telescope, and its scientific portfolio is broad, extending to comets and planets in other solar systems.

— Anna Y. Q. Ho, Scientific American, 29 June 2026

Definition of observing

Verb

This emerged when another routine health intervention in June had a target list with 4 million more children than the measles campaign despite covering the same age group.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2026
Performers weren’t spared either, with several forced to perform in the rain without covering for both artists and their equipment.

— Isabel Rivera, Miami Herald, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of covering

Noun

Raman also questioned the administration’s transparency on public safety data, while Bass defended her record on policing and homelessness.

— Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 14 Oct. 2026
In this small patch at the southern edge of the United States, a slow saga is playing out — a curious mix of policing, policy and politics.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of policing

Noun

Criminal charges against the ICE officer who drove the vehicle are being considered by the Harris County District Attorney’s Office, after surveillance footage contradicted ICE’s claim that Parra Hernandez stepped in front of the vehicle.

— Lekan Oyekanmi, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
Witness statements and video surveillance showed Lindo drawing a black handgun during an argument involving several individuals, including a professional UFC fighter.

— Ana Maria Soler, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of surveillance

Noun

White said Salvation Brands is not to be confused with the big brand management firms such as Authentic Brands Group and WHP Global, which are getting all the attention these days.

— Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2026
Authorities in both countries were investigating the cyber incidents, which exposed vulnerabilities in some older refrigeration management systems and in the countries' highly efficient food supply chains.

— JOHN LEICESTER, Arkansas Online, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of management

Noun

The magistrate judge ordered the four released on personal recognizance and said they were not required to be under supervision.

— Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026
That pressure, coupled with my lack of supervision and distraction with my own reporting, had led to my spectacular failure with Janet Cooke.

— Bob Woodward, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026

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