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
Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2025
Your healthcare provider may recommend monitoring your blood sugar more frequently than usual.
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—Melissa Nieves, Verywell Health, 5 June 2025
Barry Collins, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
On Friday, those air monitors were showing probable impacts from wildfire smoke drifting from Canada.
—Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 30 May 2025
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Verb
In recent interviews, Nintendo of America President Doug Bowser said the company would continue to monitor the situation.
—Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2025
Your healthcare provider may recommend monitoring your blood sugar more frequently than usual.
2.
—Melissa Nieves, Verywell Health, 5 June 2025
Noun
For example, plugging a monitor into a USB-C port that doesn’t support display output.
—Barry Collins, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
On Friday, those air monitors were showing probable impacts from wildfire smoke drifting from Canada.
—Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 30 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for monitor
Verb
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And as video rises internet tides, in the social media pool, platforms are optimizing and incentivizing for longer watch times.—
Kristen Dolan,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025
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My wife and one of our sons who was staying with us watched it the other night.—
Lexi Carson,
HollywoodReporter,
2 June 2025
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But the programs have struggled to get enough qualified participants, observers say, and have tended to focus their efforts on Riyadh rather than across the country.—
Nabih Bulos,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2025
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But observers believe there is an external, international reason.—
Paul Tilsley,
FOXNews.com,
8 June 2025
Verb
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Assigned to cover the Pentagon for the conservative outlet One America News Network, Gabrielle Cuccia didn't pretend to be an unbiased reporter.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
8 June 2025
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Its 138 portfolio companies cover a couple dozen industries, including healthcare/pharmaceuticals, software, consumer services, and business services.—
Brett Owens,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2025
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“Monitor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monitor. Accessed 14 Jun. 2025.
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