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Recent Examples of looker-on
Shortly after the Paris Couture Week show, beauty fanatics and experts quickly began to dissect McGrath’s brilliant makeup artistry, earning high praise from notable lookers-on.
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Claire Sullivan, WWD, 23 Jan. 2025
Claire Sullivan, WWD, 23 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for looker-on
Noun
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The Role of the United States To claim that the U.S. is merely a passive observer is both inaccurate and misleading.—
Andy J. Semotiuk,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
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But given that both the lander and tanker Starships will use up most of their propellant just getting into orbit, some independent observers estimate as many as 10 to 20 launches will be needed to gas up the lander for the flight to the moon.—
William Harwood,
CBS News,
19 June 2025
Noun
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According to the plan’s mode breakdown, the city anticipates that 4,400, or 40%, of soccer spectators will arrive at White Stadium by a satellite parking shuttle, while another 2,200, or 20%, will arrive by shuttles from MBTA stations.—
Gayla Cawley,
Boston Herald,
25 June 2025
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The number of spectators through Sunday's matches (1,094,686) have averaged 36,490 per game.—
Michael Lewis,
Forbes.com,
24 June 2025
Noun
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Photos and video posted by onlookers to social media show the bison appear to thrash around before slipping into the spring's waters, behind a curtain of steam.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
27 June 2025
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Life continues in a city center, even if a Hollywood star is performing for free, and the crowd is carefully controlled, allowing onlookers to pass by unimpeded, albeit blinking upwards in bemusement.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
27 June 2025
Noun
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Two roads in Cape Girardeau buckled as Missouri experienced extreme heat over the weekend and a bystander happened to capture the scary moment on video.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
23 June 2025
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None of the shots hit the targets, but one grazed a bystander.—
Leonard Greene,
New York Daily News,
23 June 2025
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“Looker-on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/looker-on. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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