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Recent Examples of onlooker
With a hundred or so onlookers seated in chairs positioned in a semicircle in the library lobby, the contestants took turns busting rhymes.
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Jeff Pearlman, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2025
The Owensboro news media and some white onlookers insist that when the lady sheriff didn’t show up to act as executioner, there was anger in the press’s unmet expectations, which then was taken out on the crowd, with the reporters lying about the audience’s unruly behavior.
—Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025
Live video showed a convoy of five Red Cross vehicles carrying the remaining hostages leaving Khan Younis in southern Gaza, to the cheers of onlookers and surrounded by Hamas officers.
—Yamiche Alcindor, NBC news, 14 Oct. 2025
There’s Maye, who continues to leave onlookers no option but to believe his Year 2 leap is real and spectacular.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 14 Oct. 2025
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Jeff Pearlman, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2025
The Owensboro news media and some white onlookers insist that when the lady sheriff didn’t show up to act as executioner, there was anger in the press’s unmet expectations, which then was taken out on the crowd, with the reporters lying about the audience’s unruly behavior.
—Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025
Live video showed a convoy of five Red Cross vehicles carrying the remaining hostages leaving Khan Younis in southern Gaza, to the cheers of onlookers and surrounded by Hamas officers.
—Yamiche Alcindor, NBC news, 14 Oct. 2025
There’s Maye, who continues to leave onlookers no option but to believe his Year 2 leap is real and spectacular.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 14 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for onlooker
Noun
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Many observers and analysts believe SpaceX has a goal of deploying about 30,000 Starlink satellites into orbit within the next five years – though the company still requires regulatory approval from the Federal Communications Commission to do so.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
28 Oct. 2025
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The discovery of the solar cycle now moved Carrington to undertake a rigorous study of sunspots that soon earned him a reputation as Britain’s premier solar observer.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Once embroiled in conflict, participants and spectators layer on more stories to make sense of their relationship to its violent cauldron.—
Elizabeth D. Samet,
Foreign Affairs,
29 Oct. 2025
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The special vehicle feature creates an innovative and immersive Halloween experience for Rivian owners and spectators.—
Charles Singh,
USA Today,
29 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Derek concluded the video, adding a poll for viewers to vote on.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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But its main goal is to bring viewers into the CNN fold who are interested in the latest news on trending topics, and not necessarily on time slots or talent.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Onlooker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/onlooker. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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