surveil

verb

Definition of surveilnext
as in to monitor

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Recent Examples of surveil Its parent company, call center giant Teleperformance, was accused of trying to surveil remote workers and subsequently reached an agreement with a labor union federation over its surveillance practices. — Huo Jingnan, NPR, 3 May 2026 The NewsGuild of New York has accused The New York Times of using artificial intelligence technology to monitor and surveil the performance of unionized tech workers in violation of their collective bargaining agreement. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 6 June 2026 James Barnacle, head of New York's FBI office, said in a release that Loadholt was tasked by the government of Iran to surveil Alinejad and eventually assassinate her, but the FBI arrested him first. — ABC News, 27 May 2026 More than 1,000 pages of unpublished reports from the Department of Homeland Security, FBI, and fusion centers obtained by WIRED show a national shift taking place to surveil this new and worryingly broad category of people and activities deemed an emerging threat. — Daniel Boguslaw, ArsTechnica, 27 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for surveil
Recent Examples of Synonyms for surveil
  1. monitor
  2. spy
  3. snoop
Verb
  • This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio stations and available television stations for additional information and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.
    — NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 3 July 2026
  • Additionally, the Republican Party is deploying poll watchers to monitor elections in at least 17 states this year.
    — David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 3 July 2026
Definition of monitor
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  • This is not the first time an American has been accused of spying for Iran.
    — Sophia Mandt, The Washington Examiner, 30 June 2026
  • Nixon resigned from the presidency in 1974 after the Washington Post revealed that his administration and reelection campaign were involved in a plot to spy and gather information about Democratic candidates ahead of the 1972 election.
    — Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 26 June 2026
Definition of spy
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  • Her mother has become a fan but didn’t start out that way, unaware her high school had a soccer team until Garbowski went snooping in an old yearbook.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 30 June 2026
  • Bielsa admitted to ordering others to snoop on every opposition team throughout the season and paid the £200,000 fine from his own pocket.
    — Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 21 May 2026
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