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Recent Examples of eyewitness
The 911 call transcripts consisted of 17 pages of calls made out of the area in the moments after Good was shot and offered a profane, splintered glimpse into eyewitness accounts.
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Olivia Palombo, FOXNews.com, 17 Jan. 2026
Multiple eyewitnesses, videos, and local and state officials disputed that, and residents have protested as federal agents have continued to pour into the liberal city, conducting traffic stops, detaining people and shooting an additional person after Ross shot and killed Good.
—Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 16 Jan. 2026
Key to many of those investigations are eyewitnesses willing to come forward.
—Jade Jackson, IndyStar, 16 Jan. 2026
Detectives found Santana thanks to eyewitnesses and having the Tesla’s license-plate information, police also said.
—Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 14 Jan. 2026
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Olivia Palombo, FOXNews.com, 17 Jan. 2026
Multiple eyewitnesses, videos, and local and state officials disputed that, and residents have protested as federal agents have continued to pour into the liberal city, conducting traffic stops, detaining people and shooting an additional person after Ross shot and killed Good.
—Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 16 Jan. 2026
Key to many of those investigations are eyewitnesses willing to come forward.
—Jade Jackson, IndyStar, 16 Jan. 2026
Detectives found Santana thanks to eyewitnesses and having the Tesla’s license-plate information, police also said.
—Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 14 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for eyewitness
witness
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In Milwaukee County, the District Attorney’s Office has long maintained a list of law enforcement officers accused of lying, breaking the law, or acting in a way that erodes their credibility to be a witness.—
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel,
jsonline.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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The shootout, captured on video by news helicopters and witnesses, erupted Wednesday afternoon after the suspect crashed his car near Julian Street and Notre Dame Avenue, next to the offramp of Highway 87 and seven blocks from City Hall.—
Ruben Vives,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Jan. 2026
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“Eyewitness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eyewitness. Accessed 27 Jan. 2026.
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