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Recent Examples of spotter
Alex is suspicious from the jump: Why would Rodney be using the bench press without a spotter in the middle of the night?
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Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 26 June 2025
The weather service reported weather spotters confirmed a tornado northwest of Gull Lake about 4:36 p.m., and law enforcement officers in Cass and Crow Wing counties also reported seeing a funnel.
—Forum News Service, Twin Cities, 17 June 2025
Meanwhile, the second American aircraft carrier deployed in the western Pacific Ocean, USS George Washington, was spotted departing its home port at Yokosuka naval base near Tokyo, Japan's capital, on Tuesday, according to photos taken by a local ship spotter.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 June 2025
Subcontractors typically get twenty-one to twenty-nine dollars per hour of spotting, and pay spotters as little as eight.
—Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 5 May 2025
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Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 26 June 2025
The weather service reported weather spotters confirmed a tornado northwest of Gull Lake about 4:36 p.m., and law enforcement officers in Cass and Crow Wing counties also reported seeing a funnel.
—Forum News Service, Twin Cities, 17 June 2025
Meanwhile, the second American aircraft carrier deployed in the western Pacific Ocean, USS George Washington, was spotted departing its home port at Yokosuka naval base near Tokyo, Japan's capital, on Tuesday, according to photos taken by a local ship spotter.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 June 2025
Subcontractors typically get twenty-one to twenty-nine dollars per hour of spotting, and pay spotters as little as eight.
—Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 5 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spotter
Noun
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Nishina asked the gathering of civilian scientists and military observers.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Aug. 2025
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Bioethicists warn the risks are concerning The emphasis on charging ahead worries many observers.—
Rob Stein,
NPR,
6 Aug. 2025
Noun
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This would include walking and bike patrols as well as better lighting and security cameras, according to the motion.—
Scott Wartman,
The Enquirer,
7 Aug. 2025
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On Friday, detectives and patrol officers took Joseph Gray into custody at an address in Bridgeport after obtaining a warrant for his arrest, Pinto said.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
4 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Effectively the solar cell allows the drone to act as a CCTV sentry during daylight hours, saving battery power for when a target is spotted.—
David Hambling,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
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The tree had long been a way marker and memory maker: a site of wedding proposals and remembrance ceremonies, a sentry in photos from one-in-a-lifetime family vacations, taped to fridges across the world.—
Amelia Nierenberg,
New York Times,
29 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Om Malik, a longtime Zuckerberg watcher who founded the now-defunct tech media company GigaOm, published an intriguing dissection of Meta’s manifestos as a way to understand the key to its success: corporate shape-shifting.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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In other words, while there’s a big reveal in store for Wednesday watchers with Part 1, fans will ultimately get that surprise wrapped within another surprise when Season 2, Part 2 wraps up with Episode 8 in September.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Callender was back in his usual role as Inter Miami’s starting keeper on Sunday night against Toronto FC at Chase Stadium.—
Andre Fernandez,
Miami Herald,
7 Apr. 2025
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Isabella’s a keeper with an assistant-manager title in the near future.—
Eddie Mouradian,
Vulture,
7 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Then, like sentinels on the edge of time, Tsodilo appeared, tall, still and majestic, rising 1,312 feet out of the desert floor.—
Sarah Kingdom,
Forbes.com,
31 July 2025
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On the second largest of the seven remote islands, historic Fort Jefferson stands like a sentinel over the sand.—
Kara Franker,
Southern Living,
19 June 2025
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“Spotter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spotter. Accessed 13 Aug. 2025.
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