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Recent Examples of spotter
Riley, a renowned talent-spotter in Manchester football circles, had gone to watch a six-year-old O’Reilly on the recommendation of a colleague, Joe Yates, in City’s scouting system.
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Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 11 Nov. 2025
Here, the dynamic is inverted, with Flambae helping Robert from crushing himself while bench-pressing without a spotter.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 7 Nov. 2025
Katie Tamony is a plant expert and trend spotter for Monrovia.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 27 Oct. 2025
Becker, a gung-ho plant spotter, was hoping for a bumper year.
—Dana Goodyear, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
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Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 11 Nov. 2025
Here, the dynamic is inverted, with Flambae helping Robert from crushing himself while bench-pressing without a spotter.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 7 Nov. 2025
Katie Tamony is a plant expert and trend spotter for Monrovia.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 27 Oct. 2025
Becker, a gung-ho plant spotter, was hoping for a bumper year.
—Dana Goodyear, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spotter
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The striking parallels between the two regimes have led many observers to turn their attention to Iran and question whether the ailing Khamenei could face a similar fate.—
Mostafa Salem,
CNN Money,
7 Jan. 2026
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Industry observers and company officials credited Sheetz with broadening the chain’s appeal beyond typical convenience store fare.—
Moná Thomas,
PEOPLE,
6 Jan. 2026
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Bovino joined the Border Patrol in 1996 and was named chief patrol agent of the El Centro Sector of Southern California in 2020, according to the Chicago Sun-Times.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
28 Jan. 2026
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Today, his office oversees full-service patrol, investigations, warrant and civil divisions, a 400-bed facility and nearly 200 employees.—
Angela George,
Sioux Falls Argus Leader,
28 Jan. 2026
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Kochab is the brighter of the two outer stars in the bowl of the Little Dipper (the other being Pherkad), which seem to march in a circle like sentries around Polaris, the North Star.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
14 Dec. 2025
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The incident occurred while one of the Royal Canadian Navy’s Rigid Hull Inflatable Boats (RHIB) was returning from its sentry duties off Bentinck Island.—
Colson Thayer,
PEOPLE,
10 Dec. 2025
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Multiple royal watchers have claimed the prince has struggled to move beyond the fallout of his dramatic exit from royal life six years ago, citing professional setbacks and lingering personal tensions.—
Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa,
FOXNews.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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The pace of the decline along with parabolic moves in gold and other metals is certainly causing some consternation amongst market watchers.—
Kelly Evans,
CNBC,
26 Jan. 2026
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The siblings have different personalities, according to their keepers; Xiao Xiao is timid while his sister Lei Lei is fearless and adapts to changes quickly.—
Chris Lau,
CNN Money,
25 Jan. 2026
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Drake Maye ran for 68 yards and threw for 86 in sloppy, snowy conditions and scored New England’s only touchdown on a six-yard keeper, propelling the Patriots to their 12th Super Bowl with a 10-7 win over the Denver Broncos on Sunday.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Jan. 2026
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The gas Citizens Energy serves customers, typically methane, is naturally odorless so the company adds mercaptan, which smells like sulfur or rotten eggs, to serve as a sentinel in case there's a gas leak.—
Karl Schneider,
IndyStar,
10 Dec. 2025
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The populations in Akwa (also in southeastern Igboland) formed vigilante groups armed with rifles, built towers where sentinels were posted, and their shots would alert villagers if raiders came within sight.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Dec. 2025
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“Spotter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spotter. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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