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Recent Examples of spotter
Crew anchor off Misool, a mid-oceanic squiggle of emerald islands, where the Imperial Japanese Navy hid from American spotter planes during WWII.
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Tristan Rutherford, Robb Report, 26 Jan. 2026
Nantz later blamed the miscall on a spotter’s error.
—Andrew Marchand, New York Times, 26 Jan. 2026
On the Orange County side of the tollway, there is a booth for each direction, where when manned the spotter looks out for cheaters and can give a heads-up to a California Highway Patrol officer who can cite the offenders.
—Jim Radcliffe, Oc Register, 16 Jan. 2026
The University of Maryland’s Yaseen Taha [right] pilots a spotter drone while Brian Tran looks on.
—IEEE Spectrum, 24 Dec. 2025
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Tristan Rutherford, Robb Report, 26 Jan. 2026
Nantz later blamed the miscall on a spotter’s error.
—Andrew Marchand, New York Times, 26 Jan. 2026
On the Orange County side of the tollway, there is a booth for each direction, where when manned the spotter looks out for cheaters and can give a heads-up to a California Highway Patrol officer who can cite the offenders.
—Jim Radcliffe, Oc Register, 16 Jan. 2026
The University of Maryland’s Yaseen Taha [right] pilots a spotter drone while Brian Tran looks on.
—IEEE Spectrum, 24 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spotter
Noun
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The other day, an observer decided to follow one of these parcels, chosen at random—a featherweight, toaster-size box from Sephora, addressed to 235 West Forty-eighth Street—and chart its journey.—
Henry Alford,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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Their entry into the conflict represents an escalation that could further destabilize the region and global markets, observers note.—
Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
29 Mar. 2026
Noun
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No officers were injured, according to the highway patrol.—
Robert A. Cronkleton
March 24,
Kansas City Star,
24 Mar. 2026
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The trooper said that as the car passed, the driver pointed a handgun toward the patrol vehicle.—
Christopher Harris,
CBS News,
24 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The soldiers would have stayed as sentries before and after the performance, symbolically guarding the legacy of Taiwan’s founder.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Mar. 2026
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Police had taped off several square blocks around Sixth Street, while local police and federal authorities, including Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives agents, were at the site, according to Austin police officers serving as sentries.—
Jack Myer,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Mar. 2026
Noun
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But simply naming the great fear and sharing it with the millions of watchers in living rooms and hotels and airport lobbies was a trial almost too painful to contemplate.—
Vinson Cunningham,
New Yorker,
1 Apr. 2026
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Sky watchers can spot a pink moon, a meteor shower and more in the night sky above Idaho in April.—
Hali Smith
March 31,
Idaho Statesman,
31 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The match was 0-0 until the 83rd minute in the first overtime when Andie Hafner took a pass and then slipped it past a defender and the keeper from 13 yards out to give Centennial a 1-0 lead.—
Darren Lauber,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
1 Apr. 2026
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Cure, which opened in 2009, is both record-keeper and innovator, an admirable endeavor in a city that is the birthplace of the cocktail.—
Scott Hocker,
TheWeek,
30 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Above the Agency house, a hundred yards away, Fort King’s sentinels scanned the area.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Feb. 2026
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Academic medical center sentinel networks.—
Robert B. Shpiner,
STAT,
13 Feb. 2026
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“Spotter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spotter. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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