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spotter

noun

Definition of spotter

as in observer

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Recent Examples of spotter Dedicated car spotters will already be angrily scrolling to the comments section, but rest assured the only Cobras with roofs to date have been track specials. — New Atlas, 3 June 2026 Having a spotter who can pay full attention is necessary if guiding or driving any tall equipment or vehicles to keep them clear from overhead lines. — Lauren Linder, CBS News, 25 May 2026 Ship spotters on social media shared images of the warship in Tokyo Bay on Saturday afternoon local time. — Peter Suciu, Forbes.com, 23 May 2026 Credit to her crew chief, spotter and team owner for handling it like adults. — Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 16 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for spotter

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Noun

Under dark conditions, observers could see 80 to 100 meteors per hour, making this the finest meteor display of 2026.

— Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
In May, Beijing rolled out new rules specifically for new biomedical technologies, plugging what observers said was a gap in how the development of advanced therapies, including personalized treatments, are controlled.

— Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 31 July 2026

Definition of observer

Noun

The man failed to comply with the deputies' orders and backed his vehicle into a patrol motorcycle.

— Paula Wethington, CBS News, 30 July 2026
The Missouri State Highway Patrol issued water safety tips Thursday after announcing the patrol has responded to 30 water fatalities in 2026, according to a news release.

— Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 30 July 2026

Definition of patrol

Noun

In humans, traits such as neuroticism and recklessness appear to have some evolutionary basis—emerging perhaps to provide our species with sentries who alerted us to threats, and with explorers who led the way to new food sources.

— Vann R. Newkirk II, The Atlantic, 28 July 2026
From Newt's family making first contact with a Facehugger to a wonderfully tense sentry gun sequence, Cameron's extra footage enhances a classic.

— Richard Edwards, Space.com, 17 July 2026

Definition of sentry

Noun

In the film, robotic sentinels have been constructed to kill all mutants and any humans harboring them.

— Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 18 July 2026
The observatory has spent over two decades as a sort of orbital sentinel that scans the cosmos for gamma-ray bursts, ready to quickly point itself at the short-lived — but insanely powerful — space explosions at a moment's notice.

— Tariq Malik, Space.com, 26 June 2026

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