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Recent Examples of bystander
The bystander drove off, but called the police anyway.
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Kansas City Star, 3 Sep. 2025
One vehicle caught fire, but bystanders and fire crews were able to get the occupants out.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Sep. 2025
Wednesday leads the outcasts to victory in the game of capture-the-flag, or zephyr, rather, but the sore loser boyscouts try to overtake the camp anyway, triggering Slurp the Zombie, who has eaten the brains of several innocent bystanders by now, which is helping his body regenerate.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2025
Videos taken by bystanders on the ground show the child, who appeared confused, walking along the tracks high above the park.
—Colson Thayer, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
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Kansas City Star, 3 Sep. 2025
One vehicle caught fire, but bystanders and fire crews were able to get the occupants out.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Sep. 2025
Wednesday leads the outcasts to victory in the game of capture-the-flag, or zephyr, rather, but the sore loser boyscouts try to overtake the camp anyway, triggering Slurp the Zombie, who has eaten the brains of several innocent bystanders by now, which is helping his body regenerate.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2025
Videos taken by bystanders on the ground show the child, who appeared confused, walking along the tracks high above the park.
—Colson Thayer, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bystander
Noun
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The roughly 680-mile-wide (1,090 kilometers) dwarf planet would pass in front of the background star at an angle visible only to observers in northern Canada and other parts of the Arctic during daylight hours.—
Nola Taylor Tillman,
Space.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Advertisement But observers still contend that MAHA’s strategy lacks teeth.—
Alana Semuels,
Time,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The outdoor artificial surface will be replaced with a grass pitch, which will become the centrepiece with a new stand for around 500 spectators.—
James Pearce,
New York Times,
4 Sep. 2025
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This feels like a family affair that includes the audience in the farewell as guests, not spectators.—
Simon Thompson,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Between 1958 and 1978, 30 of the low-budget comedies were churned out (a revival in 1992 flopped), attracting millions of viewers worldwide.—
Ian King,
CNBC,
10 Sep. 2025
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And occultations themselves depend on the viewer's location on Earth, as the viewing angle shifts with latitude.—
Nola Taylor Tillman,
Space.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Bystander.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bystander. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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