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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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Some observers are uneasy that his proposals lack specifics.—
Alexander Smith,
NBC news,
11 Apr. 2026
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Some observers suggest that seekers aren’t chasing hollow shortcuts online.—
Lucy Jones
April 11,
Miami Herald,
11 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The atmosphere was hushed and businesslike; this was a routine pretrial hearing, and only a few other spectators joined me in the gallery.—
Patrick Radden Keefe,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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The Orion capsule did not produce a sonic boom upon re-entry — disappointing spectators gathered at Sunset Cliffs and other spots along the San Diego coast.—
Gary Robbins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The onlookers dispersed while dust headed west toward Brickell Avenue.—
Vinod Sreeharsha,
Miami Herald,
12 Apr. 2026
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With the moratorium in place, the ball will be lowered at 1 Times Square without onlookers crowding the pedestrian plazas, organizers said in a joint statement.—
Josephine Stratman,
New York Daily News,
8 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Saturday's shooting came just weeks after six bystanders were injured in another shooting on Atlantic Avenue, according to the Virginian-Pilotand WAVY.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
13 Apr. 2026
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The other victims, according to the officials, were either employees or bystanders.—
Bill Hutchinson,
ABC News,
12 Apr. 2026
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“Looker-on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/looker-on. Accessed 15 Apr. 2026.
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