as in spectators
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 viewers
Heavy draperies on a curtain rod were drawn back to reveal the work, which viewers often had to line up for hours to see.
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Sebastian Smee, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
Imagine an audience in the theater interacting in real time with viewers at home, or productions unfolding simultaneously onstage and behind the scenes for different audiences.
—Glenn Davis, Chicago Tribune, 3 May 2026
Táta Vega portrays Ollie’s Grandma, but viewers might recognize her voice from the Oscar-winning documentary, 20 Feet from Stardom.
—Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 3 May 2026
But when the artist who drew it, Alexis Franklin, shared online that the image was hand-painted, many viewers expressed their surprise and excitement that the meme, despite its appearance, wasn’t AI-generated at all.
—Angela Yang, NBC news, 3 May 2026
On Monday’s show, our Dolphins writers answer viewers’ questions and weigh in on how well the team addressed its positions of need.
—South Florida Sun Sentinel, Sun Sentinel, 26 Apr. 2026
Jim McKay, who had done it for years, took viewers through the likely race scenarios.
—Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2026
Whenever his work started to become familiar to his viewers, Chan subverted expectations and made something new.
—Dawn Chan, The New York Review of Books, 25 Apr. 2026
The series returned earlier this year for Season 2, taking viewers on a journey through the wasteland of the Mojave to the post-apocalyptic city of New Vegas.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 25 Apr. 2026
Sebastian Smee, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
Imagine an audience in the theater interacting in real time with viewers at home, or productions unfolding simultaneously onstage and behind the scenes for different audiences.
—Glenn Davis, Chicago Tribune, 3 May 2026
Táta Vega portrays Ollie’s Grandma, but viewers might recognize her voice from the Oscar-winning documentary, 20 Feet from Stardom.
—Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 3 May 2026
But when the artist who drew it, Alexis Franklin, shared online that the image was hand-painted, many viewers expressed their surprise and excitement that the meme, despite its appearance, wasn’t AI-generated at all.
—Angela Yang, NBC news, 3 May 2026
On Monday’s show, our Dolphins writers answer viewers’ questions and weigh in on how well the team addressed its positions of need.
—South Florida Sun Sentinel, Sun Sentinel, 26 Apr. 2026
Jim McKay, who had done it for years, took viewers through the likely race scenarios.
—Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2026
Whenever his work started to become familiar to his viewers, Chan subverted expectations and made something new.
—Dawn Chan, The New York Review of Books, 25 Apr. 2026
The series returned earlier this year for Season 2, taking viewers on a journey through the wasteland of the Mojave to the post-apocalyptic city of New Vegas.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 25 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for viewers
Noun
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Met Gala spectators may not get a ticket into the A-list affair.—
Dalila Muata,
NBC news,
5 May 2026
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The regents may gather themselves by then and realize they have been relegated to mere spectators with titles as others strain to keep secret the complaint and how it was handled.—
Kevin Rennie,
Hartford Courant,
2 May 2026
Noun
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One challenge facing Fed observers is that the difference between monetary and non-monetary functions at the central bank can be less than clear.—
Steve Liesman,Matt Peterson,
CNBC,
4 May 2026
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Through those observers, the radio station provided a play-by-play of Pirates home games, which was a practice that undermined the Pirates’ exclusive broadcasting deal with a different radio station.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
4 May 2026
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“Viewers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/viewers. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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