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Recent Examples of bystander
The footage of the birth was posted to TikTok by a bystander, showing Saint Pierre lying on the floor of the subway car after giving birth.
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Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 13 Feb. 2025
Another bystander who was walking their dog attempted to grab the golden retriever to no avail, and Seren made a break for the ocean.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 7 Feb. 2025
As bystanders dispersed, strong afternoon winds blew open the front door of the apartment building where the woman was allegedly taken.
—Jessica Seaman, The Denver Post, 5 Feb. 2025
Footage shot by bystanders of the aftermath showed the street below littered with debris as hundreds evacuated the area.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN, 13 Feb. 2025
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Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 13 Feb. 2025
Another bystander who was walking their dog attempted to grab the golden retriever to no avail, and Seren made a break for the ocean.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 7 Feb. 2025
As bystanders dispersed, strong afternoon winds blew open the front door of the apartment building where the woman was allegedly taken.
—Jessica Seaman, The Denver Post, 5 Feb. 2025
Footage shot by bystanders of the aftermath showed the street below littered with debris as hundreds evacuated the area.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN, 13 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bystander
Noun
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Friday’s hearing attracted dozens of supporters and observers – a reflection of public fascination with the killing and Mangione himself.—
Emma Tucker,
CNN,
21 Feb. 2025
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Think of the Turing test: If an observer can’t tell whether a response is human-generated or machine-generated, then the machine can be said to exhibit intelligence.—
David Galef,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Feb. 2025
Noun
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There were no models strutting down a catwalk, no passive spectators in shades admiring clothes from a distance.—
Jeetendr Sehdev,
Forbes,
24 Feb. 2025
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Among the other spectators were a family—grandmother, mother, and two daughters—from Bordeaux.—
Katie Ebner-Landy,
The New Yorker,
22 Feb. 2025
Noun
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But the billionaire heiress disappeared (as Season 2 viewers know).—
Bryan Alexander,
USA TODAY,
18 Feb. 2025
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Côté makes documentaries where viewers can productively probe questions of authenticity and provenance, and fiction features typically composed in a bare, if highly elegant, observational style.—
David Katz,
IndieWire,
18 Feb. 2025
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“Bystander.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bystander. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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