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Recent Examples of onlooker
After a number of tumbles through the incoming crashing waves, Phan grabbed ahold of the shark's tail and fearlessly guided it back into the ocean, prompting cheers from onlookers.
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Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 3 Apr. 2026
At a recent promotional event at the Million Dollar Theater in Los Angeles, onlookers described Minnelli as appearing fragile and occasionally disoriented during a Q&A session.
—Aidin Vaziri, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 Apr. 2026
Online onlookers caught the livestream, announced hours before Wednesday night’s show, on his Instagram account.
—Adelle Platon, VIBE.com, 2 Apr. 2026
Hopeful onlookers lined bridges and other viewing areas throughout the region to see the launch in person.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 2 Apr. 2026
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Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 3 Apr. 2026
At a recent promotional event at the Million Dollar Theater in Los Angeles, onlookers described Minnelli as appearing fragile and occasionally disoriented during a Q&A session.
—Aidin Vaziri, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 Apr. 2026
Online onlookers caught the livestream, announced hours before Wednesday night’s show, on his Instagram account.
—Adelle Platon, VIBE.com, 2 Apr. 2026
Hopeful onlookers lined bridges and other viewing areas throughout the region to see the launch in person.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 2 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for onlooker
Noun
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Some observers are uneasy that his proposals lack specifics.—
Alexander Smith,
NBC news,
11 Apr. 2026
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Some observers suggest that seekers aren’t chasing hollow shortcuts online.—
Lucy Jones
April 11,
Miami Herald,
11 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The atmosphere was hushed and businesslike; this was a routine pretrial hearing, and only a few other spectators joined me in the gallery.—
Patrick Radden Keefe,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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The Orion capsule did not produce a sonic boom upon re-entry — disappointing spectators gathered at Sunset Cliffs and other spots along the San Diego coast.—
Gary Robbins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The long-running series is enjoying its latest act on Netflix after previously airing on Fox and USA, tantalizing viewers by thrusting four couples due for a reckoning into an exotic locale overflowing with sultry singles whose only goal is to flirt.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 Apr. 2026
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Their lack leaves us too much time to grow weary of Tara — whose unraveling under pressure is understandable, yet has an effect on the viewer more exhausting than empathy-inducing.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
11 Apr. 2026
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“Onlooker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/onlooker. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.
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