spectators

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 Lorey presented videos to Fox News Digital that showed other spectators at the game heckling the girls in attendance who were there with Lorey. Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2025 Economists are warning that spectators won’t have to wait long until debt hits the $39 trillion mark as the rate of debt accumulation is increasing with every passing day. Preston Fore, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2025 Ghost City Tours said Ryman's spirit would stomp around the room so loudly that spectators would be forced to leave. Craig Shoup, Nashville Tennessean, 21 Oct. 2025 The school’s parking lot will not be available for public parking, so spectators are advised to park in the neighborhoods surrounding the campus. Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Oct. 2025 In Panama, for instance, the charter guests will be much more than spectators. Chrissie McClatchie, Robb Report, 20 Oct. 2025 Last year's parade had about 15,000 spectators joining the celebration, and Watt believes this year's numbers will be similar. Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Oct. 2025 Some 86,152 spectators attended on Sunday, the third-largest crowd at Wembley. The Athletic Nfl Staff, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025 According to Craig Croucher of the Bot Builders, around 300 spectators turned out to watch the robots destroy each other. Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 19 Oct. 2025
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Noun
  • Another key question observers inside and outside China increasingly are asking – will Xi take a fourth term as leader of the party, the military and the state, thus further busting norms?
    Deirdre Kirsten Tatlow, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
  • The upside to this dilemma is that despite the tighter supply, the Farm Bureau economists and other industry observers do not expect a major turkey shortage for this holiday season.
    Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • One issue is that hypnosis has long been viewed as a form of entertainment, a stage show with a hypnotist and an audience, which can give viewers a sense that hypnosis is something done to you rather than a process that a person is led through.
    Rustin Dodd, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
  • The House Hunters franchise, launched 25 years ago and attracting over 13 million viewers monthly, will return as real estate experts continue to steer potential buyers to local dream property purchases.
    Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2025

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“Spectators.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spectators. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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