as in tourists
a person who travels for pleasure
we shared the bus with a group of sightseers from out of town
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Recent Examples of sightseers
But that hasn't stopped sightseers from visiting the house decades later, to the annoyance of the neighbors.
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Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
But as the region’s mountains shift and destabilize, scientists warn that the next dramatic event could put sightseers directly in harm’s way.
—Sarah Hutter, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2025
Location Anchored between Blackfriars Bridge and the Tate Modern, Sea Containers is a front-row perch to London’s cultural tide—where the Thames unfurls like a silver sash, ferries gliding past in a daily ballet of commuters and sightseers.
—Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
The Glória Funicular, in service since 1885 and recognized as one of Lisbon’s most iconic landmarks, was packed with commuters and sightseers when the accident happened.
—Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 3 Sep. 2025
As businesses that appeal to locals have left the downtown area, restaurants and shops that attract scholars and sightseers have moved into original brick buildings featuring beautiful facades—with some structures dating to the late 1800s and none more than two stories tall.
—Sheri Castle, Southern Living, 31 Aug. 2025
Over-tourism is a problem in Japan today, as sightseers push the local infrastructure to its limits.
—H.m.a. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 22 Aug. 2025
Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
But as the region’s mountains shift and destabilize, scientists warn that the next dramatic event could put sightseers directly in harm’s way.
—Sarah Hutter, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2025
Location Anchored between Blackfriars Bridge and the Tate Modern, Sea Containers is a front-row perch to London’s cultural tide—where the Thames unfurls like a silver sash, ferries gliding past in a daily ballet of commuters and sightseers.
—Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
The Glória Funicular, in service since 1885 and recognized as one of Lisbon’s most iconic landmarks, was packed with commuters and sightseers when the accident happened.
—Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 3 Sep. 2025
As businesses that appeal to locals have left the downtown area, restaurants and shops that attract scholars and sightseers have moved into original brick buildings featuring beautiful facades—with some structures dating to the late 1800s and none more than two stories tall.
—Sheri Castle, Southern Living, 31 Aug. 2025
Over-tourism is a problem in Japan today, as sightseers push the local infrastructure to its limits.
—H.m.a. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 22 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sightseers
Noun
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Eventually, all the singers and musicians joined forces on the ground outside, delighting onlookers and tourists alike.—
Virginia Chamlee,
PEOPLE,
8 Nov. 2025
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Indonesia, the world's most populous Muslim-majority country, was struck by a major militant attack in 2002 when al-Qaida staged bombings on the resort island of Bali that killed 202 people, mostly foreign tourists.—
NPR,
NPR,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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But travelers could still see flight cuts even if the government were to reopen next week, as the FAA’s order requires airlines to cancel flights days in advance.—
Emma Tucker,
CNN Money,
8 Nov. 2025
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Air travelers came and went mostly without trouble at Denver International Airport on Friday, expressing gratitude for federal air traffic controllers working without pay, ready to adapt as flight reductions ordered by the Federal Aviation Administration kicked in.—
Bruce Finley,
Denver Post,
8 Nov. 2025
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“Sightseers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sightseers. Accessed 27 Nov. 2025.
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