Thesaurus results for BYSTANDER

bystander

noun

ˈbī-ˌstan-dər

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as in observer

someone who sees or watches something bystanders rushed to help the victim of the mugging

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Recent Examples of bystander The video shows one person lying motionless in the street as one of the officers stands back up and bystanders gather around. —

Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2026 Other bystanders helped the pair back to shor, where Ferguson and others applied tourniquets. —

CBS News, 13 June 2026 The violence sent terrified bystanders fleeing while others rushed to help the injured alongside medics and police. —

ABC News, 12 June 2026 Preliminary information from the investigation found that when officers arrived, Villarreal began shooting at officers and bystanders and then barricaded himself inside the building. —

Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for bystander

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Noun

This clinching game was what many observers expected the series to be like between the defensive-minded teams, but each side watched leads of two-plus goals disappear in the first three games.

— Mark Anderson, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2026
Political observers often float Ossoff as a potential 2028 candidate for president, but he's waved away speculation.

— Jay Stahl, USA Today, 15 June 2026