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Recent Examples of spectator
The conventional boundary between performer and spectator doesn’t just blur here.
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Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 13 Mar. 2026
The promenade will house the new Norick Arena, which includes a 120-foot by 150-foot performance arena with seating for approximately 400 spectators.
—Josh Kelly, Oklahoman, 13 Mar. 2026
Taking place on open roads and away from stadiums, the sport can’t generate the same sort of revenue from spectators that most other sports can.
—Chris Marshall-Bell, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026
Chicago will continue its decades-long tradition of dyeing the river green, attracting thousands upon thousands of spectators.
—Hannah Hudnall, USA Today, 12 Mar. 2026
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Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 13 Mar. 2026
The promenade will house the new Norick Arena, which includes a 120-foot by 150-foot performance arena with seating for approximately 400 spectators.
—Josh Kelly, Oklahoman, 13 Mar. 2026
Taking place on open roads and away from stadiums, the sport can’t generate the same sort of revenue from spectators that most other sports can.
—Chris Marshall-Bell, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026
Chicago will continue its decades-long tradition of dyeing the river green, attracting thousands upon thousands of spectators.
—Hannah Hudnall, USA Today, 12 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spectator
Noun
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The Huskies have had too many such games in too short a span for an outside observer to feel good about their chances of stacking six solid performances in the NCAA Tournament.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
15 Mar. 2026
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Some observers also suggested the decline may be driven by a shift to a next phase in China’s military training and modernization, with the army appearing to be exploring a new model for joint training between its forces.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The show had an especially big lift among people ages 18 to 49, driven by mobile and laptop watches from younger viewers.—
Lindsey Bahr,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Mar. 2026
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Certainly, the mere discussion of police killing unarmed civilians ought to be enough to fill an audience with fury, but the movie ends up with too sanitized and too academic an approach to afford viewers the room for these emotions.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
14 Mar. 2026
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“Spectator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spectator. Accessed 20 Mar. 2026.
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