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Recent Examples of bystander
Those incidents involved tackling and arresting a journalist, slamming a man to the ground, spraying people with pepper spray, punching a bystander and pointing his firearm at bystanders, according to the report.
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Selina Guevara, NBC news, 30 Apr. 2026
Police say the woman who was killed, Arianna Arissara Hissom, was simply an innocent bystander who was caught in the crossfire, along with a male companion who was wounded.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2026
Other sources said the airplane crash landed upside down and bystanders rescued the pilot, who is 70 years old.
—Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 30 Apr. 2026
The 15-year-old intervened and got into a fight with the woman before bystanders broke it up, prosecutors said.
—Todd Feurer, CBS News, 29 Apr. 2026
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Selina Guevara, NBC news, 30 Apr. 2026
Police say the woman who was killed, Arianna Arissara Hissom, was simply an innocent bystander who was caught in the crossfire, along with a male companion who was wounded.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2026
Other sources said the airplane crash landed upside down and bystanders rescued the pilot, who is 70 years old.
—Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 30 Apr. 2026
The 15-year-old intervened and got into a fight with the woman before bystanders broke it up, prosecutors said.
—Todd Feurer, CBS News, 29 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bystander
Noun
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But other political observers note that Republicans will be narrow favorites to retain the upper chamber given the near perfect election season Democrats must have.—
Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
3 May 2026
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Contested election Earlier this year, Myanmar completed its third and final round of voting in a general election, a process which has been widely called a sham by international observers.—
Lorcan Lovett,
NPR,
3 May 2026
Noun
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The regents may gather themselves by then and realize they have been relegated to mere spectators with titles as others strain to keep secret the complaint and how it was handled.—
Kevin Rennie,
Hartford Courant,
2 May 2026
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The label worked closely with Fenty creative director Jahleel Weaver, who also does art direction for Amina Muaddi and had the idea for the two-toned brogue spectator style that Rihanna wore with her custom Marc Jacobs look in 2025.—
Jaden Thompson,
Footwear News,
1 May 2026
Noun
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This asynchrony was designed to leave viewers in a disoriented state of expectation.—
Pauline J. Yao,
Artforum,
2 May 2026
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That said, the small number of official tickets given away online were snapped up immediately, and the concert live-stream racked up more than 18 million viewers on Netflix.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
2 May 2026
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“Bystander.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bystander. Accessed 5 May. 2026.
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