under observation
idiom
: being watched carefully
The plants seem to have recovered from the disease, but they are still under observation.
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The officer led Ronnie to a building that contains an area where suicidal or mentally ill inmates are kept under observation.
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Lawrence Wright, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
Documents also say the pair had been under observation by police since at least Jan. 14.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 24 Jan. 2025
The volcano, about 300 miles off the coast of Oregon and a mile beneath the ocean’s surface, is among the most monitored in the world and has been under observation since 1997.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 28 Jan. 2025
The party is under observation by domestic intelligence.
—Jim Tankersley, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
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Lawrence Wright, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
Documents also say the pair had been under observation by police since at least Jan. 14.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 24 Jan. 2025
The volcano, about 300 miles off the coast of Oregon and a mile beneath the ocean’s surface, is among the most monitored in the world and has been under observation since 1997.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 28 Jan. 2025
The party is under observation by domestic intelligence.
—Jim Tankersley, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for under observation
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“Under observation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/under%20observation. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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