stakes out
Monitors from hiding
Stakes out means to watch a location secretly over time, typically for surveillance: Detectives staked out the warehouse for three days.
It also means to claim or mark off territory: She staked out a spot on the beach before sunrise.
Figuratively, to stake out a position is to establish and defend a viewpoint: The senator staked out a moderate stance on immigration.
- claimStatement of ownership or truth
- establishCreate formally, permanently
- observationAttentive watching or remark
- markVisible impression or sign
- stakeoutProlonged covert observation
eyes on · surveillance · keeps watch · occupy · reconnaissance · shadow · reserve · foothold · sets up camp · boundary · perimeter · territory · assert · possess · homestead · patrol · watch · canvass
stakes outignores
Refuses to acknowledge
overlooks · disregards · neglects · misses · glimpses
stakes outabandons
Ceases to support
relinquishes · cedes · surrenders · gives up · vacates
stakes outconfronts
Addresses a problem directly
engages · moves in on · raids · intervenes · acts on
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