watchfulness

noun

Definition of watchfulnessnext
as in vigilance
the state of being constantly attentive and responsive to signs of opportunity, activity, or danger it was only her motherly watchfulness that saved the boy from an accident

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  1. vigilance
  2. watch
  3. alert
Noun
  • Educate and Empower Employees: Internal vigilance can be a company’s first line of defense.
    HEC Paris Insights, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
  • This alert serves as a reminder of the growing sophistication and accessibility of these technologies and the urgent need for vigilance in protecting ourselves from potential scams.
    Fox News Staff, Fox News, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of vigilance
Noun
  • Viewers of Today over the years could say the same about Kotb, who became a morning TV star under their watch, now leaving the franchise to forge a new path in an uncertain media climate.
    Eric Deggans, NPR, 10 Jan. 2025
  • The brand began selling watches at around $200 USD.
    Lilian Raji, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
Definition of watch
Noun
  • But for many, the false evacuation alerts continued, buzzing their phones overnight and into the next day.
    Colleen Hagerty, Rolling Stone, 18 Jan. 2025
  • In December, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health issued an animal health alert that several indoor-only cats had died after consumption of raw pet foods and counseling veterinarians to ask owners about feeding raw products to their pets.
    Brenda Goodman, CNN, 18 Jan. 2025
Definition of alert
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watchful

watchfulness

watching

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