vigilance
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5.2
- noun
- /ˈvɪdʒɪləns/
- The security team maintained constant vigilance during the event to ensure everyone's safety.
- constant vigilance
- eternal vigilance
- need for vigilance
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Watch on YouTubeThere was a lot more vigilance there than we had expected.
- There was a lot more vigilance there than we had expected.
- It's the same hyper vigilance, hyper alertness.
- And when you heal, that same vigilance may persist.
- You get used to a certain level of just vigilance because that's what you're given.
- Like it's a state of hyper vigilance that just I stayed in for, for a couple years.
- So to that I just say the price of freedom is eternal vigilance.
- For the Lord Emperor cannot exercise his vigilance or powers of correction over every man.
- That's just that's, that's gone, that's obliterated, which just speaks to the the need for more vigilance among parents.
- And I'm going to get to a place of, you know, extreme restriction or hyper vigilance that's detrimental or, or any of those things.
- They fit his product perfectly, this vast free floating sense of panic and the need for vigilance.
- I think we can, but it's going to take more vigilance of what goes into our own minds than ever before.
- And she said also, I'm really happy that you're organizing an event like this because it's about vigilance.
- And so my goal early in my career was, OK, what do I need to do to get rid of hyper vigilance?
Examples
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Although many things were done right, continued vigilance is necessary to maintain the quality system.
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Once the chicks hatch, parents devote more time to vigilance and to protecting the young.
Academic text (1994) -
There was a lot more vigilance there than we had expected.
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You are ordered to maintain maximum vigilance.
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Promoting equity of access requires vigilance and cooperation across all levels.
Academic text (2012) -
As we pay attention with greater vigilance, we notice more mismatches between expectations and reality.
Academic text (2011) -
She died having just written the words: "Eternal vigilance, the price of liberty."
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Therefore, extreme caution and vigilance must be exercised when any of these medications are in use.
Academic text (2015) -
Several participants expressed a greater sense of vigilance about the well-being of the donor kidney after donation.
Academic text (2008) -
To rework a phrase, eternal vigilance is the price of a reasonable society.
Academic text (1995)
Synonyms
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2.3
Careful, constant watching of people or things to notice problems
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2.9
A state of being watchful and ready to notice and act on danger or problems
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5.4
Being careful and watchful to avoid danger or trouble
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4.2
Careful attention to danger or problems to keep people safe
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4.1
Giving careful, quiet attention to something
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9.3
To be very alert and watchful because you feel worried or unsafe
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2.1
Paying close attention to avoid mistakes or harm
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4.2
Careful action to avoid danger or problems
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5.4
Being alert and paying close attention to things around you
Antonyms
Compounds
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8.4
A group of local people who keep order when police are absent or fail to act
How Vigilant
- Specialized
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Vigilance comes from the old Latin word vigil meaning 'awake' and the verb vigilare meaning 'to watch'. Think of a guard keeping a night watch: that's why vigilance means staying alert and watching for danger or problems.