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Recent Examples of onlooker
Online onlookers caught the livestream, announced hours before Wednesday night’s show, on his Instagram account.
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Adelle Platon, VIBE.com, 2 Apr. 2026
Hopeful onlookers lined bridges and other viewing areas throughout the region to see the launch in person.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 2 Apr. 2026
An onlooker called 911 to get the dog help, and even offered to go in after the dog to try to save the pet.
—Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 2 Apr. 2026
Chatter over Carrey's appearance was taken to extremes when some onlookers alleged he had been cloned.
—Christina Perrier, InStyle, 1 Apr. 2026
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Adelle Platon, VIBE.com, 2 Apr. 2026
Hopeful onlookers lined bridges and other viewing areas throughout the region to see the launch in person.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 2 Apr. 2026
An onlooker called 911 to get the dog help, and even offered to go in after the dog to try to save the pet.
—Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 2 Apr. 2026
Chatter over Carrey's appearance was taken to extremes when some onlookers alleged he had been cloned.
—Christina Perrier, InStyle, 1 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for onlooker
Noun
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Dube isn’t as panicked about its impact on wages and employment as many other observers are.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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Under these circumstances, legal observers say that any pardon is likely to face a significant Supreme Court challenge.—
Tal Shalev,
CNN Money,
5 Apr. 2026
Noun
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His day began with an unusual appearance as a spectator at the Supreme Court hearing on birthright citizenship.—
Peter Lucas,
Boston Herald,
6 Apr. 2026
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Stars made sacrificial effort plays that could convince most spectators this was a playoff showdown — Jamal Murray diving into the second row to save a loose ball, Aaron Gordon developing a limp then playing through it to guard De’Aaron Fox and Victor Wembanyama on game-deciding possessions.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
5 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The first episode saw 226,000 viewers, losing 21,000 for its second episode.—
K.J. Yossman,
Variety,
4 Apr. 2026
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The rapper previously shared rhetoric widely deemed as antisemitic on social media, used a 2025 Super Bowl ad to redirect viewers to a website selling a $20 swastika T-shirt, and dropped a song praising Adolf Hitler.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
3 Apr. 2026
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“Onlooker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/onlooker. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.
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