Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lookers-on
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Once embroiled in conflict, participants and spectators layer on more stories to make sense of their relationship to its violent cauldron.—
Elizabeth D. Samet,
Foreign Affairs,
29 Oct. 2025 -
The special vehicle feature creates an innovative and immersive Halloween experience for Rivian owners and spectators.—
Charles Singh,
USA Today,
29 Oct. 2025
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But the stakes are high under China’s opaque judicial system, which legal observers say has a conviction rate around 99%.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
29 Oct. 2025
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Many observers and analysts believe SpaceX has a goal of deploying about 30,000 Starlink satellites into orbit within the next five years – though the company still requires regulatory approval from the Federal Communications Commission to do so.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
28 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Their table was conspicuously positioned near the restaurant’s front windows, offering onlookers a clear view of the three billionaires clinking glasses and linking arms for a toast.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
31 Oct. 2025
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In a video of the incident shared by the club, onlookers could be heard asking officers to ease up on the man.—
Meredith Kile,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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As federal agents took the driver of the civilian vehicle into custody, several bystanders confronted them, leading to one or two additional arrests, FOX 32 Chicago reported, citing the police.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
3 Nov. 2025
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Gun battles erupted as part of the operation — ordered by the state’s tough-on-crime governor — which targeted one of the country’s biggest drug trafficking organizations, though bystanders are feared to have been caught in the crossfire.—
Semafor Events,
semafor.com,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Lookers-on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lookers-on. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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