PATROLLED Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

patrolled

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past tense of patrol

as in guarded

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 patrolled The force, which rose to a peak of about 5,000 troops over the summer, has supported arrest operations, patrolled city streets and neighborhoods, and participated in cleanup efforts. — Arkansas Online, 15 Oct. 2026 The force, which rose to a peak of about 5,000 troops over the summer, has supported arrest operations, patrolled city streets and neighborhoods and participated in cleanup efforts. — Gary Fields, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026 As the industrial age took hold, geometry continued to show force in the colonial infantries abroad and through isomorphic police squadrons that fit neatly into modernizing city blocks patrolled back home. — Sophie Landres, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026 Armed officers patrolled the area while roadblocks and heavy equipment were positioned near the base. — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 28 Sep. 2026 Affluent suburbs — sometimes just a few miles from townships — are well lit, often patrolled by armed private security personnel and have much lower violent crime rates. — ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026 This season, Roccaforte patrolled center field in Double-A Northwest Arkansas and in Triple-A Omaha. — Kansas City Star, 21 Sep. 2026 Sarah Gorden, defender, Angel City FC Gorden has patrolled the back line for Angel City since 2023, when the defender was named to the NWSL Best XI and nominated for the NWSL Defender of the Year award. — Karan Lodha, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026 Regrouping later with others from the White House counsel’s office at a nearby office building as fighter jets patrolled the sky, the future Supreme Court justice was directed to research the emergency powers Bush could tap. — Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026

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While official passenger manifests and exact arrival times were closely guarded, local sources indicated the inaugural cohort consisted largely of South American nationals.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026
The Vatican has for centuries zealously guarded the pope's health and has often sent out confusing information, or none at all, about papal illnesses.

— CBS News, CBS News, 12 Oct. 2026

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