as in observer
someone who sees or watches something a building demolition that drew a crowd of spectators even at 3:00 a.m.

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Recent Examples of spectator This scenographic, differentiated storytelling transforms shoppers from passive spectators into co-authors of the brand narrative. Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2025 In addition, spectators can buy tickets that are specific to a national team, but only for the three group games that each team will play. Rafael Nam, NPR, 8 Sep. 2025 Enhanced security measures for the presidential visit resulted in a 30-minute delay to the match start time and created entry delays for spectators attempting to enter the stadium. Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Sep. 2025 Family, friends and spectators line the embankments, looking down from pedestrian bridges and the underpasses, holding up signs and cheering. George Caulkin, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for spectator
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Noun
  • The roughly 680-mile-wide (1,090 kilometers) dwarf planet would pass in front of the background star at an angle visible only to observers in northern Canada and other parts of the Arctic during daylight hours.
    Nola Taylor Tillman, Space.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Advertisement But observers still contend that MAHA’s strategy lacks teeth.
    Alana Semuels, Time, 9 Sep. 2025
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  • Between 1958 and 1978, 30 of the low-budget comedies were churned out (a revival in 1992 flopped), attracting millions of viewers worldwide.
    Ian King, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025
  • And occultations themselves depend on the viewer's location on Earth, as the viewing angle shifts with latitude.
    Nola Taylor Tillman, Space.com, 10 Sep. 2025

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“Spectator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spectator. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.

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