observers

plural of observer
as in spectators
someone who sees or watches something observers of the boxing match seemed to be divided as to who won

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Recent Examples of observers The government did not meet demands from the opposition and international observers for publication of the electoral council’s complete polling-station-level results so they could be independently compared with the opposition’s copies. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2026 Still, some observers argue that holding Saturday’s Mass at Place de la Concorde and along the Champs-Élysées, near the National Assembly and the presidential palace, could be seen as a continuation of Catholicism’s privileged cultural position. — ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026 Most observers of the Diamantis trial considered the prosecution case exceptionally strong. — Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 23 Sep. 2026 When its projectile punched through the castle’s curtain wall, observers compared the sight to an arrow ripping through cloth. — Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 23 Sep. 2026 One essential reform, some observers say, is to reject parts of the official curriculum that glorify violence and ethnically or religiously based hatred. — The Monitor's Editorial Board, Christian Science Monitor, 23 Sep. 2026 There aren’t any observers there to do the measurement or to collapse the wave function. — Quanta Magazine, 17 Sep. 2026 While the result is not in doubt, external observers will be paying close attention to voter turnout and the margin of United Russia’s victory for any signs of public discontent after more than four-and-a-half years of war. — Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2026
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Noun
  • The committee moved the paddock closer to spectators and added a vendor village, children’s zone, pony rides and petting zoo.
    — Michael Howes, Baltimore Sun, 23 Sep. 2026
  • More than 30,000 spectators are expected daily during tournament play tomorrow through Sunday.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 23 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Young Indonesian actor Ali Fikry has been named festival ambassador as part of a push toward younger viewers.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 23 Sep. 2026
  • The pieces look back to Minimalism, whose austere surfaces and heavy industrial materials menace viewers with the possibility of death and doom.
    — Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 23 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • State police said he was found to be at fault for the crash after troopers interviewed multiple witnesses.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Prosecutors said witnesses also reported that Pineda later took credit for shooting the president.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 28 Sep. 2026

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“Observers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/observers. Accessed 1 Oct. 2026.

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