as in observer
someone who sees or watches something viewers of the police videotape are divided in their opinions as to what it actually shows

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Recent Examples of viewer Through the first 15 games, the WNBA playoffs on ESPN and ABC had averaged 1 million viewers per game, a two percent increase over 2024 and up 164 percent over 2023. Richard Deitsch, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025 On Monday, Whoopi Goldberg warned The View viewers with a sentiment similar to SAG-AFTRA's. Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Sep. 2025 Saint John wants audiences to see her as a bridge between the advertising industry and everyday viewers. Renan Botelho, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2025 But as long as viewers keep watching, RushTok will keep paying, and what began as a stressful college ritual has become a launchpad for the next wave of online influencers. Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for viewer
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Noun
  • But observers caution that these aren’t gigs that call for high quality drama.
    Lynette Rice, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Yet, as many observers predicted, attempts to extend transatlantic cohesion through NATO expansion ultimately provoked a Russian reaction that a transatlantic relationship premised on economic cooperation might not have had.
    JENNIFER KAVANAGH, Foreign Affairs, 30 Sep. 2025
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  • That being said, economists are already warning spectators against relying too heavily on private sector data in a potential void of reporting during the government shutdown.
    Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Those who stuck around on a dreary afternoon witnessed Bradley walk up to a spectator along the 18th fairway and ask to borrow his American flag.
    Hugh Kellenberger, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025

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“Viewer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/viewer. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.

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