surveillant

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Recent Examples of surveillant The consequences of that world for the surveillant as well as the surveilled is a lesson for this day and age for sure. Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for surveillant
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • Highway patrol officials identified the driver as Gilder.
    Kerry Breen, CBS News, 5 Mar. 2025
  • The highway patrol advises drivers to take it slow and avoid or delay travel if possible Wednesday.
    Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 5 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Intimidating sentries patrol the streets; snipers are merciless death machines.
    IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 14 Nov. 2014
  • Sitting in front of him was the angry sentry known as Devlin’s Billabong, named when Bruce Devlin needed six shots to get out of the pond in the final round of the 1975 Andy Williams Open.
    Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • These range from oversized bats and undead soldiers to towering dragons and tree sentinels — basically a line-up of Elden Ring's greatest hits.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 13 Feb. 2025
  • These include spy satellites, missile warning sentinels, and spacecraft for the Global Positioning System.
    Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 11 Feb. 2025

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“Surveillant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surveillant. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.

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