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.
have been monitoring
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present perfect progressiveof monitor.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Authorities in Malta and Italy have been monitoring the passage of the wreck, amid pollution fears.
From Barron's ● Mar. 15, 2026
Automakers have been monitoring a parallel threat in recent days over China’s rare-earth minerals, after the country tightened exports and increased tension with the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2025
While government scientists have been monitoring the reef, there's still a lot they don't know.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2025
"I along with students and colleagues have been monitoring a winter hibernating colony of tricolored bats in an abandoned tunnel in upstate South Carolina since the winter of 2013-14," Loeb said.
From Salon ● Jul. 30, 2024
That no one would have been monitoring the dusty dome where we talked.
From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins
