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as in guardian
a person or group that watches over someone or something
the inexperienced babysitter turned out to be a well-meaning but hopelessly incompetent watcher of young children
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Recent Examples of watcher
As the United States enters day four of Operation Epic Fury—its sweeping military campaign against Iran, launched in partnership with Israel—the financial toll on American taxpayers is beginning to come into focus to budget watchers in the Beltway and academia.
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Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 2 Mar. 2026
Room for Disagreement The danger of drones falling into the wrong hands worries some Africa security watchers.
—Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 2 Mar. 2026
Tesla watcher Sawyer Merritt highlighted on X (formerly Twitter) that five years ago, the number of cumulative miles stood at just 6 million.
—Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 2 Mar. 2026
But not for the reason the box-score watchers think.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 2 Mar. 2026
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Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 2 Mar. 2026
Room for Disagreement The danger of drones falling into the wrong hands worries some Africa security watchers.
—Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 2 Mar. 2026
Tesla watcher Sawyer Merritt highlighted on X (formerly Twitter) that five years ago, the number of cumulative miles stood at just 6 million.
—Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 2 Mar. 2026
But not for the reason the box-score watchers think.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 2 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for watcher
Noun
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Parents and guardians are notified if their child was marked absent.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
4 Mar. 2026
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By examining samples from a broad range of environments, researchers are increasingly finding more types of Asgard microbes, such as Heimdallarchaeia, named for the guardian of Asgard.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
4 Mar. 2026
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Independent observers reviewing the same footage reached similar conclusions about the location.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Mar. 2026
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The problem is that senior Air Force officials have suggested that images like this are deliberately designed to misdirect outside observers by including features that are definitely not part of the F-47.—
David Szondy
March 01,
New Atlas,
1 Mar. 2026
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Winners will serve as island custodians, agreeing to basic stewardship responsibilities while enjoying peace, nature, and nearby local communities.—
Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
25 Feb. 2026
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An ecosystem of auditors, third-party custodians, and compliance specialists.—
Lyssanoel Frater,
USA Today,
24 Feb. 2026
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Seven of Nine is a key example of this, as her initial introduction may have been to pull in young, male viewers, but her character became one of the more beloved and complex of the franchise.—
Matthew Razak,
Space.com,
28 Feb. 2026
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Ultimately, Franco jettisons his characters for the sake of unearned plot twists that leave the viewer feeling only icky.—
Katie Walsh,
Twin Cities,
28 Feb. 2026
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Love told Morris, who had started every game after senior guard Maya Cobb suffered a torn ACL early in the season, that junior guard Syncere Williams was replacing her in the starting lineup.—
Matt Le Cren,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Mar. 2026
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When Jalen Suggs stepped onto the Kia Center court Sunday night against the Pistons, the Magic guard was rocking a new haircut.—
Jason Beede,
The Orlando Sentinel,
3 Mar. 2026
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Seasons in the Hindu Kush—Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter,2009–11, has the spectator stand above crushed pots as if surveying terrain from above—the godlike perspective of the Mercator projection, where mountains become miniature and geography flattens into a navigable surface.—
Anel Rakhimzhanova,
Artforum,
1 Mar. 2026
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The Iranian people are spectators, not yet participants.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
1 Mar. 2026
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Ramona Girls soccer After the Bulldogs took a 5-4 lead in sudden-death penalty kicks, the junior keeper blocked a University City shot to give Ramona the victory in the section Division 3 title game.—
Steve Brand,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Mar. 2026
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Bangladesh had two shots on target, including a surprising long-range shot on a counterattack by Ritu Chakma that China keeper Chen Chen tipped over the crossbar in the 14th.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 Mar. 2026
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His father was the warden there, and Dominique was teased for it mercilessly at school.—
Gaby Wood,
Vogue,
21 Feb. 2026
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That number is in line with reporting from the Indiana Capital Chronicle, which interviewed the prison's warden, Brian English, during a tour of the detention center late last year.—
Kristine Phillips,
IndyStar,
18 Feb. 2026
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“Watcher.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/watcher. Accessed 6 Mar. 2026.
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