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Recent Examples of spotter
Footage captured by plane spotter Darwin Claro shows the moment an Aerosucre plane touched down at Ernesto Cortissoz Airport in Barranquilla, Colombia, and began to emit huge sparks.
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Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 15 Dec. 2025
State troopers said the Detroit Regional Communication Center received alerts of a rollover crash and a shot spotter detecting 10 shots fired on the freeway.
—Paula Wethington, CBS News, 13 Dec. 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
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Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 15 Dec. 2025
State troopers said the Detroit Regional Communication Center received alerts of a rollover crash and a shot spotter detecting 10 shots fired on the freeway.
—Paula Wethington, CBS News, 13 Dec. 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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spotter
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This type of immersive education challenges students to engage with conflict not as passive observers but as active participants, working alongside those directly impacted by conflict to understand their experiences and gain firsthand knowledge of the complexities involved in sustaining peace.—
David Dumke,
The Orlando Sentinel,
15 Feb. 2026
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Most observers think the Sharafs triumphed over long odds.—
Chris Hewitt,
Boston Herald,
15 Feb. 2026
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Because the crash happened not far from one of the department’s precincts, officers on routine patrol were able to get to the scene almost immediately, Chatham County police said.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
18 Feb. 2026
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Tuesday night, the deputy was responding to a call for service when a tree fell onto the patrol vehicle.—
Cecilio Padilla,
CBS News,
18 Feb. 2026
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Rivian’s unique styling and inventive features like Kick Turn, the hoot owl and Gear Guardian, Rivian’s virtual sentry, add quirky appeal.—
Mark Phelan,
USA Today,
23 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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But court watcher and lawyer David Lat, who writes about the law, wondered recently whether an October publication date is a sign that Alito is staying put.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
17 Feb. 2026
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If Jones, a volunteer court-watcher, hadn’t been observing proceedings that day, nobody outside of the people involved with the case would have known what happened.—
Sam Tabachnik,
Denver Post,
15 Feb. 2026
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The Portuguese giant had been heading out of the Champions League on goal difference until the 6-foot-6-inch keeper rose superbly to head home a free kick and seal a dramatic 4-2 victory which put Benfica into the playoffs for the last 16.—
Patrick Snell,
CNN Money,
17 Feb. 2026
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Aliyah Chappell, also a junior, plays keeper.—
Dan Albano,
Oc Register,
17 Feb. 2026
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Academic medical center sentinel networks.—
Robert B. Shpiner,
STAT,
13 Feb. 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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“Spotter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spotter. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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