Monitor
Monitor verb - To pay continued close attention to (something) for a particular purpose.
Usage example: police regularly monitor that road to record traffic density and to catch speeders
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Synonyms for Monitor
Spy and monitor are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Spy" instead the word "Monitor" as a verb or a noun.
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| old | old monitor | old spy |
| good | good monitor | good spy |
| top | top monitor | top spy |
| actual | actual monitor | actual spy |
| Other adjectives: real, black, capable, new, chief, legendary, last, red. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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And to date several more, leading up to a subplot where he is some kind of secret society spy/monitor to the "After Hours" cast (8 Mind-Blowing Connections Between the Works of Joss Whedon).
Source: Web Video / After Hours -
Sinister Surveillance: Kane gets an idea after noticing one of the many CCTV public cameras and begins to monitor and spy on the private moments of his right hand in Season 2, sex life and everything.
Source: Series / Boss -
Government employing a spy Master Computer to monitor everything, including financials, to create profiles of citizens.
Source: Big Brother Is Watching
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