as in observers
someone who sees or watches something
a building demolition that drew a crowd of spectators even at 3:00 a.m.
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Recent Examples of spectators
On Saturday, McIlroy repeatedly had to step away from his golf ball as spectators shouted obscenities and personal insults at the Irishman.
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Jenna West, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Where can spectators park for the Milwaukee Lakefront Marathon?
—Maia Pandey, jsonline.com, 2 Oct. 2025
That being said, economists are already warning spectators against relying too heavily on private sector data in a potential void of reporting during the government shutdown.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
During the performance, spectators watched a vibrant show with drums and acrobatics.
—Lauren Uppal, Mercury News, 29 Sep. 2025
Several automakers had new vehicles available for spectators to sit in and drive.
—Keenan Thompson, USA Today, 25 Sep. 2025
Every automaker had a student nearby to speak to spectators about the vehicles and their features.
—Keenan Thompson, Freep.com, 24 Sep. 2025
When a call is challenged, the Hawk-Eye view will quickly be transmitted through the 5G network, and it will be shown almost instantaneously to the spectators at each stadium via the videoboard as well as home viewers on respective broadcasts.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 23 Sep. 2025
At ten venues around the city, outdoors and indoors, more than four hundred films were shown, drawing a hundred and forty thousand spectators, some of whom even Farinelli may not have known.
—Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
Jenna West, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Where can spectators park for the Milwaukee Lakefront Marathon?
—Maia Pandey, jsonline.com, 2 Oct. 2025
That being said, economists are already warning spectators against relying too heavily on private sector data in a potential void of reporting during the government shutdown.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
During the performance, spectators watched a vibrant show with drums and acrobatics.
—Lauren Uppal, Mercury News, 29 Sep. 2025
Several automakers had new vehicles available for spectators to sit in and drive.
—Keenan Thompson, USA Today, 25 Sep. 2025
Every automaker had a student nearby to speak to spectators about the vehicles and their features.
—Keenan Thompson, Freep.com, 24 Sep. 2025
When a call is challenged, the Hawk-Eye view will quickly be transmitted through the 5G network, and it will be shown almost instantaneously to the spectators at each stadium via the videoboard as well as home viewers on respective broadcasts.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 23 Sep. 2025
At ten venues around the city, outdoors and indoors, more than four hundred films were shown, drawing a hundred and forty thousand spectators, some of whom even Farinelli may not have known.
—Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spectators
Noun
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When the Braves failed to gain traction by early summer, the consensus among baseball observers was that Snitker wouldn’t be fired during the season.—
David O'Brien,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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Carr has been far more activist than many observers expected, with his efforts seemingly aimed more at national networks, not stations.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The video has touched viewers deeply, sparking an outpouring of emotions online.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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The screen’s bulk and curvature strain outward to encroach upon viewers, who watch from tiered bleachers enclosed on three sides by a chain-link fence.—
Anne Reeve,
Artforum,
1 Oct. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Spectators.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spectators. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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