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Recent Examples of observer
Because of the large field and the number of undecided voters, several political observers said that support for many candidates is still pretty soft, making voters’ decision especially malleable.
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Grace Hase, Mercury News, 1 Feb. 2026
In the wake of Sinners breaking the nominations record, many observers noted the film’s total of 16 was made possible only by the introduction of a new Oscar for Achievement in Casting.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 31 Jan. 2026
Fishery observers are workers who collect data on board fishing boats for the government to use to inform regulations.
—Michael Casey, Los Angeles Times, 31 Jan. 2026
And yet, the power of this kind of documentation—the kind that’s being performed by observers in Minnesota every day, who are risking their lives to film clashes between agents and protestors—that cannot be understated.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 30 Jan. 2026
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Grace Hase, Mercury News, 1 Feb. 2026
In the wake of Sinners breaking the nominations record, many observers noted the film’s total of 16 was made possible only by the introduction of a new Oscar for Achievement in Casting.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 31 Jan. 2026
Fishery observers are workers who collect data on board fishing boats for the government to use to inform regulations.
—Michael Casey, Los Angeles Times, 31 Jan. 2026
And yet, the power of this kind of documentation—the kind that’s being performed by observers in Minnesota every day, who are risking their lives to film clashes between agents and protestors—that cannot be understated.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 30 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for observer
Noun
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Nothing quite compares to the enthusiasm from runners and spectators at the finish line on Boylston Street, every third Monday in April.—
Lance Reynolds,
Boston Herald,
1 Feb. 2026
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The avant-garde, too, was fascinated by the idea of provoking psychological responses in spectators through art.—
Michael Cowan,
Artforum,
1 Feb. 2026
Noun
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What started off as a striving novelty turned into something genuinely useful, and YouTube viewers took notice.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
31 Jan. 2026
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Without exoticizing the location, cinematographer Lasse Ulvedal Tolbølls finds moments to remind the viewer that the locale where the narrative unfolds is in fact an island on the Mediterranean Sea.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Variety,
31 Jan. 2026
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