surveil
verb
sur·veil
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surveilled;
surveilling
Definition of surveil
: to subject to surveillance
Examples of surveil in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
The only people who would be easy to surveil would be people who didn't care about government surveillance in the first place. — Sean Gallagher, Ars Technica, "Barr says the US needs encryption backdoors to prevent “going dark.” Um, what?," 4 Aug. 2019 Despite the efforts of mobile platform developers, many smart phone applications still transmit data that in aggregate can be intercepted, aggregated, and used to surveil their users unprotected by encryption. — Sean Gallagher, Ars Technica, "Barr says the US needs encryption backdoors to prevent “going dark.” Um, what?," 4 Aug. 2019 After installing video cameras to surveil a residence on 25th Street, where the dispensary owner rented a room, the three men are suspected of entering the home wearing black ski masks as the housemates slept, Brown said. — Daily Pilot, "Trial begins for man accused of kidnapping and torturing Newport Beach dispensary owner," 18 July 2019 Experts worry about how those and other nations use cyberattacks to spy on business, hack into voting systems, and surveil citizens. — Alex Ward, Vox, "Microsoft says it notified nearly 10,000 customers that they were cyberattack victims," 17 July 2019 Right now, the federal government just uses small drones to surveil fires and aid firefighters on the ground, like BLM did in Oregon — not to actually extinguish them. — Dino Grandoni, Washington Post, "The Energy 202: The next wildfire season starts soon. The government wants to use drones to fight it.," 5 Mar. 2018 Google seems inclined to surveil, Instagram to stage lives. — The Christian Science Monitor, "What really makes us what we are?," 25 June 2019 Are state troopers really going to surveil and handcuff lawmakers? — Hillary Borrud | The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive.com, "Oregon Senate Republicans’ walkout over climate vote: the 8 things you need to know to understand the standoff," 24 June 2019 Social media’s ability to simultaneously solicit and surveil communication has not only turned the dream of individualized, expressive democracy into a fountain of wealth. — Fred Turner, Harper's magazine, "Machine Politics," 10 Jan. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'surveil.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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