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as in custodians
a person or group that watches over someone or something
the inexperienced babysitter turned out to be a well-meaning but hopelessly incompetent watcher of young children
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as in observers
someone who sees or watches something
a safari that affords wildlife watchers plenty of opportunities to see Africa's grandest creatures in their natural habitat
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Recent Examples of watchers
But gold's role as a hedge against inflation is giving it a unique appeal, said market watchers.
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Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2025
This time, the life cycle of the land, and the unlikely collaboration of landowners and conservationists, bird watchers and farmhands, provides a similar, albeit less intimate, corollary.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Brian Hart, a fellow of the China Power Project at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, said Beijing’s goal is to show domestic audiences and foreign watchers that despite challenges like corruption, its military is increasingly advanced and lethal.
—Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2025
This sparks questions or curiosity among non-watchers, who want to learn more about who the dedicated fans are talking about.
—Braedon Montgomery, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Some industry watchers, however, have concerns about Walgreens now being owned by a private equity firm and what that might mean for employees, patients and communities.
—Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2025
As noted by close watchers of reality TV such as Christina Cocca and Zachary Reality, Espinal and Arenales unfollowed each other on Instagram hours before the Season 7 reunion dropped on Peacock.
—Kimi Robinson, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2025
But the weekend's true winner may have been Netflix's KPop Demon Hunters, industry watchers report.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 24 Aug. 2025
This alignment creates a rare opportunity for sky watchers and scientists alike to observe a prolonged twilight-like darkness midday.
—Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 8 Apr. 2024
Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2025
This time, the life cycle of the land, and the unlikely collaboration of landowners and conservationists, bird watchers and farmhands, provides a similar, albeit less intimate, corollary.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Brian Hart, a fellow of the China Power Project at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, said Beijing’s goal is to show domestic audiences and foreign watchers that despite challenges like corruption, its military is increasingly advanced and lethal.
—Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2025
This sparks questions or curiosity among non-watchers, who want to learn more about who the dedicated fans are talking about.
—Braedon Montgomery, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Some industry watchers, however, have concerns about Walgreens now being owned by a private equity firm and what that might mean for employees, patients and communities.
—Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2025
As noted by close watchers of reality TV such as Christina Cocca and Zachary Reality, Espinal and Arenales unfollowed each other on Instagram hours before the Season 7 reunion dropped on Peacock.
—Kimi Robinson, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2025
But the weekend's true winner may have been Netflix's KPop Demon Hunters, industry watchers report.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 24 Aug. 2025
This alignment creates a rare opportunity for sky watchers and scientists alike to observe a prolonged twilight-like darkness midday.
—Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 8 Apr. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for watchers
Noun
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Cloudflare, just like custodians of all web properties, has an affirmative duty to secure the service.—
Dan Goodin,
ArsTechnica,
4 Sep. 2025
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Shaping Tomorrow’s Cyber Defenses Agentic AI presents a compelling vision for the future of cybersecurity, one in which intelligent agents function as relentless, adaptive custodians, collaborating with human professionals.—
Perry Carpenter,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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The roughly 680-mile-wide (1,090 kilometers) dwarf planet would pass in front of the background star at an angle visible only to observers in northern Canada and other parts of the Arctic during daylight hours.—
Nola Taylor Tillman,
Space.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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October is also a peak month for displays of the Northern Lights; if geomagnetic activity is high, some observers at northern latitudes may also see the comet amid auroras.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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The rest rely on parents or guardians.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
5 Sep. 2025
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The entire nest changes, the child changes and the parents/guardians change.—
Tembi Locke,
PEOPLE,
4 Sep. 2025
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The league averaged 221,000 viewers throughout the season, including its playoffs, while the championship game between Rose BC and Vinyl BC drew 364,000 viewers and peaked at 385,000.—
Roberta F. Rodrigues,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Belly is a sweet everygirl upon whom viewers can seamlessly project, but as my colleague Elise Taylor astutely argued, her identity is all too bound up in the Fisher brothers.—
Vogue,
Vogue,
11 Sep. 2025
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Bolsonaro is under house arrest, surrounded by guards to prevent him from fleeing to a foreign embassy to request asylum.—
Jon Lee Anderson,
New Yorker,
10 Sep. 2025
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The latter option is particularly tantalizing because both guards offer valuable skills that could help a playoff hopeful be even more formidable in 2025-26.—
Mat Issa,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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The outdoor artificial surface will be replaced with a grass pitch, which will become the centrepiece with a new stand for around 500 spectators.—
James Pearce,
New York Times,
4 Sep. 2025
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Tens of thousands of spectators in Beijing looked on as the People’s Republic unveiled laser weapons, nuclear ballistic missiles, and giant underwater drones alongside armored vehicles, tanks, and parading soldiers whose marching prowess put the rest of the world to shame.—
Kerry Brown,
Time,
4 Sep. 2025
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Nordstrom Rack Double Keeper Belt Nordstrom Rack is replete with black belts that won’t break the bank — one of them being this slim leather belt with a gold buckle and two gold keepers, which comes in sizes small to extra large.—
Izzy Baskette,
PEOPLE,
4 Sep. 2025
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Battery life is legit long, and the cameras turn everyday snaps into keepers.—
Shubham Yewale,
PC Magazine,
4 Sep. 2025
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As for the bear, two wardens with AGFC responded to the scene and found the animal still in the area.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
PEOPLE,
6 Sep. 2025
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Game wardens responded to the scene and fatally shot the animal, officials said.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Watchers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/watchers. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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