as in alert
paying close attention usually for the purpose of anticipating approaching danger or opportunity
the night watchman, who was usually vigilant, apparently dozed off and didn't notice the vandals sneaking in
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Recent Examples of vigilant
Travelers are encouraged to avoid walking alone at night, remain vigilant at hotels and residences, and refrain from resisting robbery attempts.
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Josh Rivera, USA TODAY, 7 Mar. 2025
Meeting this challenge means refining polling methods – in particular, ensuring that pollsters are vigilant in capturing a representative sample of Americans.
—Clifford Young, The Conversation, 7 Mar. 2025
Officers urge rideshare drivers and passengers to be vigilant.
—Simone Jasper, Charlotte Observer, 5 Mar. 2025
Even in a market full of whales and insiders, everyday investors can still succeed by staying vigilant, sticking to sound strategies, and keeping a long-term perspective.
—Shahar Ziv, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
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Josh Rivera, USA TODAY, 7 Mar. 2025
Meeting this challenge means refining polling methods – in particular, ensuring that pollsters are vigilant in capturing a representative sample of Americans.
—Clifford Young, The Conversation, 7 Mar. 2025
Officers urge rideshare drivers and passengers to be vigilant.
—Simone Jasper, Charlotte Observer, 5 Mar. 2025
Even in a market full of whales and insiders, everyday investors can still succeed by staying vigilant, sticking to sound strategies, and keeping a long-term perspective.
—Shahar Ziv, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for vigilant
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vigilant
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Relative humidity across the alert areas is 15% to as low as 6%, and wind gusts are forecast to be between 40 and 75 mph.—
Bill Hutchinson,
ABC News,
18 Mar. 2025
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Google, to be fair, does a great job in keeping most of these out of harm’s way and those that do evade the security protections in place are generally quickly removed after discovery by Google itself or after researchers blow the alert whistle.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes,
18 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The new study, done by Zetian Yang and Michael Long of New York University, managed to place fine electrodes into this area of the brain in both species and track the activity of neurons there while the birds were awake and going about normal activities.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
19 Mar. 2025
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Moore tried to shake the toddler awake but with no luck, rushed her to the hospital.—
Vanessa Etienne,
People.com,
18 Mar. 2025
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The video shows a serious Red, focused on flipping the patties under the watchful eye of Hussle’s brother, Blacc Sam. While Sexyy Red flips the burgers, another member of the kitchen staff covers them with cheese.—
DeMicia Inman,
VIBE.com,
17 Mar. 2025
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Oh, God, protect my daughter with your watchful eye that never sleeps.—
Mirna Alrached,
NPR,
16 Mar. 2025
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These concerns underscore the need for careful consideration of privacy rights when deploying such technology.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
Fox News,
15 Mar. 2025
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Rendering animal fat requires careful heating and purification to remove impurities.—
Boutayna Chokrane,
WIRED,
14 Mar. 2025
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That’s the part that cautions … to be really aware that the rules aren’t clear anymore.—
Ray Sanchez,
CNN,
16 Mar. 2025
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O'Brien argued the officers were well aware Chris Prichard was a serious threat to his wife.—
Jonathan Vigliotti,
CBS News,
16 Mar. 2025
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“Vigilant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vigilant. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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