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be watchful

VERB

watch

Synonyms

STRONGEST

attend guard protect take care of wait

STRONG

mind oversee patrol police superintend tend watch over

WEAK

be on alert be on the lookout be vigilant be wary care for keep an eye on keep eyes open keep eyes peeled keep watch over look after look out pick up on ride shotgun for take heed

Antonyms

STRONGEST

ignore neglect

WEAK

harm hurt overlook pass by

Example Sentences

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Jordi Serra-Cobo warns that "the results should serve to take preventive measures and be watchful against possible transmission of the hepatitis E virus from wild boars to the citizens of the Barcelona metropolitan area."

From Science Daily • Nov. 26, 2024

However, she said she would be watchful that he follows through with the commitments of his strategic plan.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 1, 2024

If she chooses not to, DOJ should be watchful for the first opportunity to seek reassignment by the 11th Circuit.

From Slate • Jun. 12, 2023

The Coast Guard launched search and rescue crews Thursday afternoon and alerted nearby ships to be watchful.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 25, 2022

For the first few months in the White House, I felt the need to be watchful over everything.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

be watchful

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