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
Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Mar. 2025
Here’s a look at each franchise’s offseason story line to monitor.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 1 Mar. 2025
Gabriela Vatu, PCMAG, 15 Feb. 2025
In the center, an oversized monitor displaying the trunk of one tree — Jesse's favorite and our star sapling — that rotates 360-degrees and extends beyond the audience sight-line.
—Raven Brunner, People.com, 14 Feb. 2025
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Verb
To examine whether the change to a four-day instructional week is successful, district officials will monitor data on student academic achievement, attendance rates and numbers of applicants for each open position in the district, according to the district website.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Mar. 2025
Here’s a look at each franchise’s offseason story line to monitor.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 1 Mar. 2025
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At 34 inches, this is a fairly large monitor with a 21:9 ratio and impeccable 1440p resolution.
—Gabriela Vatu, PCMAG, 15 Feb. 2025
In the center, an oversized monitor displaying the trunk of one tree — Jesse's favorite and our star sapling — that rotates 360-degrees and extends beyond the audience sight-line.
—Raven Brunner, People.com, 14 Feb. 2025
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Full Time First Looks What to watch: Need a top-level refresher on last season’s NWSL playoffs?—
Emily Olsen and more,
The Athletic,
11 Mar. 2025
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On Monday at 4:31 a.m. the NWS Hanford CA issued a high wind watch valid from Wednesday 8 a.m. until Thursday 11 p.m.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacramento Bee,
10 Mar. 2025
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However, the extent of political reform remains a key point of scrutiny for both internal and external observers.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
4 Mar. 2025
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Although tariffs, or taxes on imports, are a pillar of Trump’s economic policy, the move still surprised many observers, since Mexico and Canada are among the U.S.’s traditional allies and top trading partners.—
Bedassa Tadesse,
The Conversation,
4 Mar. 2025
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Bailey Berg Bailey Berg is a freelance travel writer and editor, who covers breaking news, trends, tips, transportation, sustainability, the outdoors, and more.—
Bailey Berg,
AFAR Media,
4 Mar. 2025
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Some of these were the 2018 Camp fire that leveled Paradise, the Tubbs fire covering parts of Napa, Sonoma and Lake counties in 2017 and the 2018 Woolsey fire that destroyed a large swath of Malibu.—
Thomas Elias,
The Mercury News,
4 Mar. 2025
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“Monitor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monitor. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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