as in to guard
to walk or go around or through (an area, building, etc.) especially in order to make sure that it is safe
The squad had orders to patrol the area. The border is patrolled by the army.
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Recent Examples of patrol
Jakob Schiller, Outside Online, 1 Nov. 2024
Since the animals are small and relatively inexpensive, Webb envisions a small rat patrol being deployed in airports and harbors.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 30 Oct. 2024
Michael Luo, The New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2024
Police departments can then allocate resources more efficiently, patrolling high-risk neighborhoods to prevent incidents.
—David Ly, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
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Noun
The stylish skier in your life will live in Alpine Revival’s Granite Crew sweater this winter—from dawn patrol laps to evening aprés sessions back at the cabin.
—Jakob Schiller, Outside Online, 1 Nov. 2024
Since the animals are small and relatively inexpensive, Webb envisions a small rat patrol being deployed in airports and harbors.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 30 Oct. 2024
Verb
Then, on September 15th, as the former President was playing a round of golf at his club in West Palm Beach, a Secret Service agent patrolling the grounds spotted the muzzle of a rifle poking out of the shrubbery along a chain-link fence.
—Michael Luo, The New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2024
Police departments can then allocate resources more efficiently, patrolling high-risk neighborhoods to prevent incidents.
—David Ly, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for patrol
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Three-story red brick buildings stand like sentries and slides and swings adorned the front yards of nearby homes.Ignacio Calderon, USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2024
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Paramount has the usual range of lollipop trees and box spirals, which stand like sentries at front doors in London’s more expensive neighborhoods.Sophie Elmhirst, The New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2024
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Further Reading Fencing erected at White House, VP residence as D.C. braces for unrest (The Washington Post) Panic buttons, drones, snipers among plans to guard a high-risk election (The Washington Post) Follow me on Twitter.Conor Murray, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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The two most compelling testimonies, from two security officers who claimed to be guarding then-UN Secretary-General Javier Pérez de Cuéllar, were provided to Hopkins exclusively by letter.Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 4 Nov. 2024
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The new outpost retains the same warm woods as its original Marais store, opened last year, and takes cues from the brand’s workshop.Rhonda Richford, WWD, 4 Nov. 2024
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From $307 per night. BOOK NOW The W Aspen There are a couple of ways to live the high life at The W. At the Aspen outpost, the property offers rooms, suites, and Sky Residencies (units that offer ownership opportunities for frequent visitors).Will Porter, Architectural Digest, 31 Oct. 2024
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This includes even some mature and old-growth forests that Biden’s executive order was supposed to protect.April Ehrlich, ProPublica, 12 Nov. 2024
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Given this, the U.S. government along with governments around the world are eager to harness the ocean for economic purposes, as well as protect it from the dangers of climate change.Devika Rao, theweek, 11 Nov. 2024
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She was relentlessly attacked and ridiculed on social media and on picket signs.Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 1 Nov. 2024
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National Association of Letter Carriers NWI Southshore 580 joined many other letter carrier locals on Oct. 14 by hosting an informational picket outside the Old Lake County Courthouse to spread the word since Post Office workers by law are not allowed to strike.Michelle L. Quinn, Chicago Tribune, 15 Oct. 2024
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Israeli naval commandos abducted a senior Hezbollah operative in an operation in the northern Lebanese town of Batroun, officials said Saturday.Lauren Irwin, The Hill, 3 Nov. 2024
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Paramilitary commandos, bomb detectors, dog squads and face-recognition technology were all sourced, said police officer Rajkaran Nayyar.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
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Meyers also joked about having gone to an election watch party.Bethy Squires, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2024
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In one instance, a man survived a gunshot only due to his pocket watch deflecting the bullet, while another joined the Union army after deserting the Confederacy.Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 6 Nov. 2024
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And assassins from a coalition of all the local indigenous tribes — out for blood over the murder of Jimmy the Creek, one of their own, last episode — slit the throats of Ming’s rear guard.Sean T. Collins, Vulture, 10 Nov. 2024
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Indeed, Dnipropetrovsk has been a key rear guard for the Ukrainian military and National Guard.Taras Kuzio, Foreign Affairs, 25 Jan. 2015
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“Patrol.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/patrol. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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