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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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She is made superior simply by being a researcher, impartial observer, who must see without the prejudicial lens of her own culture and experience.—
Hua Hsu,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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Vance 'could be a bridge builder' Political observers say the person who may be most affected by the imbroglio is JD Vance, who has made faith part of his political persona.—
Marc Ramirez,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Admission is free for spectators.—
Anne Gelhaus,
Mercury News,
19 Apr. 2026
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Motorsports sanctioning bodies and manufacturers continually work to improve safety measures, to better protect competitors, spectators, track personnel and others every time racers strap on their helmets, buckle their safety belts, take to the track and compete.—
Jan Wagner,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 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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In footage posted to X by Mayor Eric Adams on Friday, dozens of bystanders can be seen filming as Jaden is savagely beaten, when one of his attackers draws a firearm and shoots him at point-blank range.—
Kerry Burke,
New York Daily News,
21 Apr. 2026
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The mass shooting — unheard of in wartime Kyiv following Russia’s all-out invasion of Ukraine in 2022 — took place in a busy central district of the city, outside an apartment block and a nearby shopping center, leaving bodies on a crowded street as bystanders fled for safety.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
19 Apr. 2026
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“Looker-on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/looker-on. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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