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Recent Examples of bystander
The pair drove away after bystanders began recording the interaction, according to the Los Angeles Times.
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Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 18 June 2025
After the officers asked Lander to step aside to arrest the man a scuffle broke out between the officers, Lander and other bystanders who tried to block the arrest.
—Gloria Pazmino, CNN Money, 17 June 2025
One bullet struck Trump in his right ear,, while one bystander was killed and two others were wounded.
—Chantelle Lee, Time, 16 June 2025
In a separate video on Douyin, China’s version of TikTok, a bystander spotted the towering basketball player at the temple.
—Kathleen Magramo, CNN Money, 10 June 2025
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Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 18 June 2025
After the officers asked Lander to step aside to arrest the man a scuffle broke out between the officers, Lander and other bystanders who tried to block the arrest.
—Gloria Pazmino, CNN Money, 17 June 2025
One bullet struck Trump in his right ear,, while one bystander was killed and two others were wounded.
—Chantelle Lee, Time, 16 June 2025
In a separate video on Douyin, China’s version of TikTok, a bystander spotted the towering basketball player at the temple.
—Kathleen Magramo, CNN Money, 10 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bystander
Noun
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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
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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
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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
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The number of spectators through Sunday's matches (1,094,686) have averaged 36,490 per game.—
Michael Lewis,
Forbes.com,
24 June 2025
Noun
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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
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In Bad Thoughts, Segura takes the viewer through a series of vignettes in each episode.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
18 June 2025
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“Bystander.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bystander. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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