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Recent Examples of eyewitness
The report, which serves as an update to a 2024 analysis of the war’s environmental and humanitarian impacts, relies on research from international organizations like the United Nations and World Health Organization, along with eyewitness accounts from aid workers.
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Simmone Shah, Time, 15 Oct. 2025
An eyewitness told the outlet that the duo enjoyed cocktails and shared several dishes together, including one with lobster.
—Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2025
Video and eyewitness accounts showed bystanders trying but failing to open the doors of the burning car to rescue an occupant.
—Dylan Butts, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2025
The catching of a culprit—more than three decades after the fact, without forensic evidence or eyewitnesses—was heralded as an overdue reparation for police negligence and as a civil-rights milestone for Australia’s gay community.
—Eren Orbey, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
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Simmone Shah, Time, 15 Oct. 2025
An eyewitness told the outlet that the duo enjoyed cocktails and shared several dishes together, including one with lobster.
—Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2025
Video and eyewitness accounts showed bystanders trying but failing to open the doors of the burning car to rescue an occupant.
—Dylan Butts, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2025
The catching of a culprit—more than three decades after the fact, without forensic evidence or eyewitnesses—was heralded as an overdue reparation for police negligence and as a civil-rights milestone for Australia’s gay community.
—Eren Orbey, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for eyewitness
witness
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According to documents obtained by Fox News Digital, Phypers was charged with two felony counts of injuring a spouse, and two felony counts of dissuading a witness by force or threat.—
Christina Dugan Ramirez , Tracy Wright,
FOXNews.com,
20 Oct. 2025
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Detectives are continuing to collect evidence, including surveillance footage and witness statements, the release states.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
20 Oct. 2025
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“Eyewitness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eyewitness. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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