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verb

present tense third-person singular of watch
1
as in eyes
to keep one's eyes on I turned my head to continue watching the bird as it flew away

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2
as in follows
to take notice of and be guided by watch what I do when I run into that kind of problem

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3
as in monitors
to pay continued close attention to (something) for a particular purpose watched the situation to see if it improved

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4
as in cares
to have an interest or concern for you should watch what you eat if you want a long, healthy life

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5
as in supervises
to take charge of especially on behalf of another hired a high school girl to watch their daughter until they got home from work

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watches

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noun

plural of watch
1
as in guards
a person or group that watches over someone or something the neighborhood crime watch

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as in lookouts
an act or period of watching for signs of activity, danger, or opportunity the little boy kept watch at the window for signs of Santa and his sleigh

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Recent Examples of watches
Verb
In a broad open field, horses munch standing hay as Katie Baltzor watches her black angus cattle on this fall day. — Anna King, NPR, 25 Oct. 2026 What credit monitoring actually watches Credit monitoring tracks changes to your credit file. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026 The Indian Creek Department of Public Safety dutifully watches a lonely bridge in Surfside that connects the village to the ordinary world. — Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2026 During screenings, Shaimaa watches the children closely, paying attention to their expressions and reactions. — Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2026 The larger studio platforms and streamers desperately want to have a product that appeals to the younger, digitally native audience that religiously watches creator content on YouTube. — Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 21 Oct. 2026 Michael Che watches The Sopranos about four to five times a year, all the way through. — Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 14 Oct. 2026 The process begins with a brainstorming session, during which the creative team listens to a song and watches its music video to determine the direction of a character. — Tanya Fedak, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026 Another poster shows Olivia embracing her boyfriend, Henry Focker (Skyler Gisondo), while his father, Greg Focker (Stiller), watches from the sidelines. — Alicia Urrea, Billboard, 12 Oct. 2026
Noun
Flood watches were in effect into the weekend, said Alex DeSmet, a National Weather Service meteorologist in Salt Lake City. — Mead Gruver, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026 Storms capable of causing hail and wind damage were traveling through central Arizona early Thursday, with some flood watches and the possibility of tornadoes, the National Weather Service said. — Wufei Yu, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026 That approach has encouraged customers to purchase multiple bracelets, often coordinating them with watches. — Thomas Waller, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2026 However, sales of its ready-to-wear and accessories division as well as watches fell during the quarter. — Sean Conlon,lee Ying Shan,paulina Likos, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2026 Tornado watches were issued for multiple areas — the first the state has seen since October 2010. — ABC News, 21 Oct. 2026 In this economy, the value of luxury assets like art, watches and fine jewelry is tied to their ability to signal that their owners can afford what others cannot. — Molly A. Wallace, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026 There’s so much gear associated with working out—fitness trackers, watches, headphones, sunglasses. — Matt Alderton, Time, 15 Oct. 2026 Rings, watches, and even bedtime armbands like Garmin's Index Sleep Monitor now log every toss and turn, while dedicated sleep earbuds like the battery-less SomniBuds focus on drowning out the world around you. — New Atlas, 15 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for watches
  1. eyes
  2. follows
  3. monitors
  4. cares
  5. supervises
  6. guards
  7. lookouts
  8. observes
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  • Swift is expected to plunge back through Earth’s atmosphere by year’s end, as solar storms drag its orbit lower, while Katalyst eyes future rescue attempts for other telescopes such as Hubble.
    — Marcia Dunn, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • The film will enter production this November in Vermont as production company GrizzlieBradFilms LLC eyes a 2028 debut.
    — Mya Copeland, Variety, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of eyes
Verb
  • October’s full moon follows September’s harvest moon, which marked when farmers would typically harvest their crops.
    — Dharma Niles, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2026
  • The orbit decides what follows In low Earth orbit, satellites encounter traces of the atmosphere.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of follows
Verb
  • Leaders, therefore, need clarity about who owns the technology and data, who controls access, who monitors risk and who has authority to make consequential decisions.
    — Chandini Sheeba, Forbes.com, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Amazon said its threat intelligence team had detected attempts to exploit the vulnerabilities before they were publicly disclosed, using its MadPot threat detection system, which monitors suspicious activity across internet-facing infrastructure.
    — Jenny Lee, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of monitors
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  • Leaders of the Student List and most likely figures in the new government have committed to the policies the Kremlin cares about most, namely no sanctions, military neutrality, and no NATO membership.
    — Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 27 Oct. 2026
  • As grateful as graduates are to shake hands with politicians, Raker cares most about the hug – from her son.
    — Noel Brennan, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of cares
Verb
  • Although labs such as DeepSeek and Moonshot AI are private, the state supervises them at every stage and, increasingly, finances them.
    — NIALL FERGUSON, Foreign Affairs, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Request the treating physician’s name and qualifications, then ask who performs each stage and how the physician supervises the team.
    — Kaitlyn Gomez, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of supervises
Noun
  • Students were randomly assigned to the roles of guards or inmates, with the guards pressured to maintain order by any means necessary.
    — Marlow Stern, Variety, 25 Oct. 2026
  • In a possible Supreme Court case, border guards’ invasions of privacy collide with the Fourth Amendment.
    — George F. Will, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of guards
Noun
  • The president’s plan announced Tuesday night would focus on releasing people who were considered gang collaborators, a blanket term that can include anyone from gang lookouts to people who make extortion payments.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Closer still to the falls, the mist is heavy enough to drench the sightseers stopping to gawk at the spectacle from viewing points, or on slippery pathways between the various lookouts.
    — Charukesi Ramadurai, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of lookouts
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  • In Europe, co-productions between Japan and France have been the most common, but Ikeda observes that projects with Italy have also increased following the signing of an official Japan-Italy co-production treaty in 2024.
    — Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2026
  • As PennLive observes, the $10,000 scheme is an unusual attempt by a data center developer to smooth over opposition in a section of the country which is overwhelmingly opposed to the facilities.
    — Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 15 Oct. 2026
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“Watches.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/watches. Accessed 29 Oct. 2026.

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