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Recent Examples of eyewitness
The eyewitnesses — boaters who were on the scene immediately after the crash, before first responders — contradicted several key aspects of the FWC report.
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Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
Dearman, 36, had meth in his body when Alabama put him to death by lethal injection in October 2024, according to a toxicology report confirming what eyewitnesses believed at the time.
—Abigail Brooks, NBC news, 25 Sep. 2025
One of my reporters accompanied officers on the raid and was an eyewitness to the shooting.
—Dan Walters, Mercury News, 23 Sep. 2025
Historical records and eyewitness accounts state that an explosion and fire destroyed the ship while it was anchored off the Swedish town of Ronneby.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2025
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Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
Dearman, 36, had meth in his body when Alabama put him to death by lethal injection in October 2024, according to a toxicology report confirming what eyewitnesses believed at the time.
—Abigail Brooks, NBC news, 25 Sep. 2025
One of my reporters accompanied officers on the raid and was an eyewitness to the shooting.
—Dan Walters, Mercury News, 23 Sep. 2025
Historical records and eyewitness accounts state that an explosion and fire destroyed the ship while it was anchored off the Swedish town of Ronneby.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for eyewitness
witness
Noun
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Daniel Bellinger emerged from the witness protection program he’s been in for the past few seasons to record four catches for 52 yards.—
Dan Duggan,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
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Shortly after the child was hit, the Warwick Police Department posted a photo of a silver pickup truck on Facebook, requesting information from witnesses who had seen the vehicle near Palmer Ave.—
Sam Gillette,
PEOPLE,
6 Oct. 2025
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“Eyewitness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eyewitness. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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