Thesaurus results for OBSERVERS

observers

noun

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 And Armenia’s path to greater integration with Europe is not expected to be an easy one, observers say. —

Nathan Hodge, CNN Money, 8 June 2026 For many observers, that represents soccer’s arrival in the United States. —

Jonathan Grella, Boston Herald, 8 June 2026 Bernadette’s gifts were different, observers said. —

ABC News, 6 June 2026 While countless observers including New Atlas have noted the dangers of embedding AI into policing, the WSU CSI app offers an opportunity to serve vulnerable people much better than police have typically done. —

New Atlas, 6 June 2026 While some political observers are brushing off speculation that a deluge of ballots could allow Steyer to crawl into the top two, conservative activists are keeping a close watch. —

Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 5 June 2026 Yet Israel’s capture of the fort, observers say, is more a public relations victory than a military one. —

Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026 Mercury Mercury during the first three weeks of June makes its highest vault into twilight for mid-northern observers this year. —

Joe Rao, Space.com, 1 June 2026 Though the party assembly process isn’t typically representative of the people voting in the full primary election — in which Democrats as well as unaffiliated voters can participate — the event raised eyebrows among political observers. —

Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 31 May 2026

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The striking cosmic phenomenon presents spectators with a rare opportunity to see multiple planets appear close together in the night sky – at least, from Earth's vantage.

— Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 8 June 2026
But rodeo attendees include hundreds of out-of-state cowboys and thousands of spectators, who come from across the country for calf roping, steer wrestling, bull riding, and the Pony Express, an eight-man relay race on horseback, which originated at Oklahoma rodeos in the early 1970s.

— Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 June 2026