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Recent Examples of bystander
The bystander was able to get himself out of the water.
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Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Jan. 2026
But bystander videos quickly disputed that claim.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 26 Jan. 2026
One agent emerged from the scrum with a gun taken from Pretti’s holster, a bystander’s video shows.
—Karen Cortes, NBC news, 26 Jan. 2026
Several bystanders recorded videos of the encounter from different angles.
—Stephen Gruber-Miller, Des Moines Register, 26 Jan. 2026
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Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Jan. 2026
But bystander videos quickly disputed that claim.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 26 Jan. 2026
One agent emerged from the scrum with a gun taken from Pretti’s holster, a bystander’s video shows.
—Karen Cortes, NBC news, 26 Jan. 2026
Several bystanders recorded videos of the encounter from different angles.
—Stephen Gruber-Miller, Des Moines Register, 26 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bystander
Noun
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One Minnesota immigrant advocacy group reported a threefold increase in the number of people signing up to become legal observers the day after Good was killed by an ICE officer earlier this month.—
Sophia Peyser,
CNN Money,
2 Feb. 2026
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Cars converge on the locations, observers arrive on foot.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Nothing quite compares to the enthusiasm from runners and spectators at the finish line on Boylston Street, every third Monday in April.—
Lance Reynolds,
Boston Herald,
1 Feb. 2026
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The avant-garde, too, was fascinated by the idea of provoking psychological responses in spectators through art.—
Michael Cowan,
Artforum,
1 Feb. 2026
Noun
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What started off as a striving novelty turned into something genuinely useful, and YouTube viewers took notice.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
31 Jan. 2026
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Without exoticizing the location, cinematographer Lasse Ulvedal Tolbølls finds moments to remind the viewer that the locale where the narrative unfolds is in fact an island on the Mediterranean Sea.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Variety,
31 Jan. 2026
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“Bystander.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bystander. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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