as in observer
someone who sees or watches something viewers of the police videotape are divided in their opinions as to what it actually shows

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Recent Examples of viewer Kosinski wanted to accurately depict the sport without losing viewers who are unfamiliar with or even intimidated by it. David Sims, The Atlantic, 28 June 2025 Alcaraz’s Centre Court match against Djokovic in 2023 ground on for four hours and 42 minutes and averaged 3.2 million viewers. Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 27 June 2025 Leonsis said that cable will continue to bring in the most money for teams and linear television will bring in the most viewers. Mike Vorkunov, New York Times, 18 June 2025 In Bad Thoughts, Segura takes the viewer through a series of vignettes in each episode. Denise Petski, Deadline, 18 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for viewer
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Noun
  • The Role of the United States To claim that the U.S. is merely a passive observer is both inaccurate and misleading.
    Andy J. Semotiuk, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
  • But given that both the lander and tanker Starships will use up most of their propellant just getting into orbit, some independent observers estimate as many as 10 to 20 launches will be needed to gas up the lander for the flight to the moon.
    William Harwood, CBS News, 19 June 2025
Noun
  • According to the plan’s mode breakdown, the city anticipates that 4,400, or 40%, of soccer spectators will arrive at White Stadium by a satellite parking shuttle, while another 2,200, or 20%, will arrive by shuttles from MBTA stations.
    Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 25 June 2025
  • The number of spectators through Sunday's matches (1,094,686) have averaged 36,490 per game.
    Michael Lewis, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025

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“Viewer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/viewer. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.

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