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Recent Examples of looker-on
Shortly after the Paris Couture Week show, beauty fanatics and experts quickly began to dissect McGrath’s brilliant makeup artistry, earning high praise from notable lookers-on.
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Claire Sullivan, WWD, 23 Jan. 2025
Claire Sullivan, WWD, 23 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for looker-on
Noun
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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
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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
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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As technicians worked to repair it, a crowd of onlookers was growing, and the production was running out of time.—
Stephania Taladrid,
The New Yorker,
27 Feb. 2025
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Dressed in a vibrant red coat, one of the colors of the Welsh flag, Kate turned and waved to some of the onlookers.—
Meredith Kile,
People.com,
26 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Some bystander and manager trainings have shown success.—
Susan Madsen,
Forbes,
25 Feb. 2025
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Some of those bullets might not have penetrated the tire or ricocheted, presenting serious danger to the officers and innocent bystanders.—
Rich Heldenfels,
Boston Herald,
22 Feb. 2025
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“Looker-on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/looker-on. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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