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The broadcaster also said the model shows indicates the boilers were still operating as they were submerged, backing eyewitness accounts that Titanic boilermen continued shoveling coal to provide power for lighting even as the ship was sinking, dooming themselves but likely saving many others.
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Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
As the story goes, eyewitnesses claimed to have seen an officer shoot one or two men during a rush for a lifeboat, and then shoot himself.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 8 Apr. 2025
See the moment the helicopter crashed Video taken by eyewitnesses shows the moment the helicopter fell to the water, appearing to twist rapidly on its descent.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 11 Apr. 2025
The eyewitness testimony talks about the stern sticking up as a finger pointing to the sky.
—ArsTechnica, 10 Apr. 2025
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Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
As the story goes, eyewitnesses claimed to have seen an officer shoot one or two men during a rush for a lifeboat, and then shoot himself.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 8 Apr. 2025
See the moment the helicopter crashed Video taken by eyewitnesses shows the moment the helicopter fell to the water, appearing to twist rapidly on its descent.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 11 Apr. 2025
The eyewitness testimony talks about the stern sticking up as a finger pointing to the sky.
—ArsTechnica, 10 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for eyewitness
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But she's started by making the exact same mistake as Joel: leaving witnesses.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
21 Apr. 2025
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Over the course of the trial, 137 witnesses were called to the stand, including Fortier, his wife Lori and McVeigh’s sister, Jennifer, all of whom testified against him.—
Alex Gurley,
People.com,
19 Apr. 2025
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“Eyewitness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eyewitness. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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