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spectators

noun

plural of spectator

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 Blind audience members received Braille programs, tactile models and live audio description, while deaf spectators followed overhead titles. — ABC News, 9 Aug. 2026 Amazingly, 60,000 spectators piled into Lambeau Field to get a first-hand look at their heroes. — Rob Reischel, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026 Paxton saw roughly 700 attend his rally, where the drinks were flowing and the spectators’ noise was evidence of it. — Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Aug. 2026 After the ceremony, the pair rode back to Buckingham Palace in a glass coach and famously waved at about 100,000 spectators from the balcony. — Ariana Quihuiz, PEOPLE, 7 Aug. 2026 On the banks, spectators clap and cheer whenever someone lifts a fish from the water. — Umar Farooq, Christian Science Monitor, 6 Aug. 2026 In September, the Custer State Park Buffalo Roundup and Arts Festival brings in more than 20,000 spectators who line a hillside to watch riders corral the majestic beasts. — Jess Hoffert, Midwest Living, 5 Aug. 2026 The experimental projections, generated from archival Wagner imagery and historical scenes including late former Chancellor Helmut Kohl and the 9/11 attacks, formed a swirling collage that left many spectators puzzled and restless. — Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2026 The event draws thousands of spectators to cheer on colorful floats, community groups and local organizations. — Evan Moore august 1, Charlotte Observer, 1 Aug. 2026

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Joe Conti, an independent researcher and physics enthusiast based in Massachusetts, is inviting eclipse observers across Iceland and Spain to capture the optical mystery on their smartphones as part of a citizen science project.

— Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
Well-meaning observers want to split the difference between the sayable and unsayable.

— Lauren Michele Jackson, New Yorker, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of observers

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Watching television is a cognitively passive activity because viewers are primarily receiving information rather than actively processing it.

— Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
Ted was an adorable lead and head coach and despite his lack of experience or knowledge of soccer, his remarkable way with people took everyone off guard, including viewers.

— Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

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