monitor
noun
(especially formerly) a student appointed to assist in the conduct of a class or school, as to help take attendance or keep order.
are monitoring
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present progressiveof monitor.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Despite industry assurances, lawmakers and regulators are monitoring the expanding technology.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026
Investors are monitoring U.S. copper tariff policy and its potential impact on global trade flows, they add.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026
Japan's Shin Miidera, a 16-year-old attacker playing for partner club Yokohama F. Marinos, is another CFG are monitoring very closely.
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026
And, amid a cash crunch triggered by a federal investigation into insurance firms his companies control, potential bidders for the Dodgers are monitoring the situation closely.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
Ask a park official what they are doing about it and he will say, “We are monitoring the situation closely.”
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
