surveilling

verb

present participle of surveil
as in spying

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  1. spying
  2. monitoring
  3. snooping
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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
  • In 2024, the Canadian women’s national team was accused of using a drone to spy on a New Zealand training session in the days leading up to its opening match at the Paris Olympics, triggering a spying scandal that led to sanctions against Canada.
    — Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 18 June 2026
Definition of spying
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  • Critics also questioned whether acoustic microphones monitoring public spaces could amount to a form of surveillance, as well as who would have access to any audio data collected.
    — Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2026
  • Beat officers monitoring police radio observed a tow truck matching the description of the white truck near 4300 South Western Avenue, the source said.
    — Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 30 June 2026
Definition of monitoring
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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
  • Besides the risk of Oracle snooping into your business, there’s also the possibility of regulatory capture — that is, because Ellison is so tight with the Trumps, what remains of the government watchdogs won’t stop it.
    — Elizabeth Lopatto, The Verge, 29 Apr. 2026
Definition of snooping
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