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Recent Examples of onlooker
Its carcass washed up not far from a coastal trail, drawing onlookers.
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Emily Mae Czachor,
CBS News,
22 June 2026
Behind them, a small crowd waved Jordanian flags and clapped their hands to the beat in an informal procession where onlookers cheered and filmed on their cellphones.
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Luis Melecio-Zambrano,
Mercury News,
21 June 2026
The combination probably explains the excessive growth, turning the water surface an opaque green and preventing onlookers from seeing the new blue hue of the concrete basin.
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Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2026
Dua Lipa married actor Callum Turner on Saturday, June 6 in Sicily, Italy, a ceremony that was closely guarded from onlookers and paparazzi.
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José Criales-Unzueta,
Vanity Fair,
20 June 2026
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Emily Mae Czachor,
CBS News,
22 June 2026
Behind them, a small crowd waved Jordanian flags and clapped their hands to the beat in an informal procession where onlookers cheered and filmed on their cellphones.
—
Luis Melecio-Zambrano,
Mercury News,
21 June 2026
The combination probably explains the excessive growth, turning the water surface an opaque green and preventing onlookers from seeing the new blue hue of the concrete basin.
—
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2026
Dua Lipa married actor Callum Turner on Saturday, June 6 in Sicily, Italy, a ceremony that was closely guarded from onlookers and paparazzi.
—
José Criales-Unzueta,
Vanity Fair,
20 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for onlooker
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While most observers would rather see stars like Messi play the entire match, ultimately the decision is no different from the Cowboys opting to let Dak Prescott or CeeDee Lamb play a series or two in Week 18 before resting them after locking up the division.
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Still, the pace and scale of the effort has stunned longtime sanctions observers.
Noun
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For those unable to attend games at Kansas City (Arrowhead) Stadium, the free-to-enter festival offers local and traveling spectators a place to gather during the World Cup.
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Organizers say about 75,000 marchers are participating in this year's event, which is expected to draw over 2 million spectators.
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By September 1995, PBS said the show was averaging five million viewers, the New York Times reported.
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Baby Reindeer activated its audience so intensely that creator Richard Gadd had to beg viewers to stop looking for the real-life people behind his characters.
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“Onlooker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/onlooker. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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