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Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

We can observe this as the bigotry it was while still taking the point: Americans, having thrown off the yoke of the British crown, should be, as Abbot put it, “suspicious of our liberties,” on the watch for any possibility that we might set ourselves up for a new despotism despite our best intentions.

From Slate

The sizable check — made out to a small, unregistered charity overseen by a local politician — touched a nerve in a city on the watch for signs of foreign influence.

While JJ tried to get back from Dallas, Chelsea decided she needed to tell their sons what was happening, to prepare them for the worst-case outcomes that were becoming more and more likely with each new image on the TV and each new update on the watch duty app.

It continued: "In his time working with us, Oliver left a long-lasting impact on the watch community as a whole; both suppliers and customers were taken aback by his vibrant spirit and kind heart and his loss is felt deeply by all that knew him."

From BBC

“We’re in a society now of disinformation and misinformation. You’ve really got to be watching and on the watch when information comes in and validating and verifying it,” he said.

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

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