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patrolling

adjective as in marching

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Gurley was gunned down on Nov. 20, when a pair of cops was patrolling the rough housing project.

Triton will begin patrolling the seas with six ships based in Lampedusa and Porto Empedocle in Sicily on November 1.

But when a financial model depends on millions of users, and mere algorithms patrolling the gates, lapses are inevitable.

At a minimum it could boost the number of troops it has patrolling the 900-kilometer frontier, Yavuz told The Daily Beast.

But at the same time a few well-known sellers were patrolling the street in their own cars looking for customers.

The mounted officers and their men were patrolling the blocks along all the northern front of the fire.

The tide was creaming over the short thumb of a jetty, and the herd of small black cows was patrolling the beach.

Moya, patrolling the willow walk in front of the Lodge, took this in with a chuckle.

With your ship patrolling the stretch of river where they're likely to cross, we could be sure that Black Hawk won't escape us.

Skipper Candage was patrolling the widow's front yard and was exhibiting more cheerfulness.

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On this page you'll find 11 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to patrolling, such as: checking, filing, hiking, pacing, parading, and policing.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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