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Recent Examples of onlooker
There was no screeching mob at the airport on Wednesday night, just a handful of curious onlookers and a pack of stray dogs in the parking lot.
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Pablo Maurer, The Athletic, 13 Mar. 2025
During the cutaway to commercial following the Best Animated Feature win for Flow, O’Brien appeared with a pipe in his mouth, pointing at Latvia, Flow’s country of origin, on a map while Deadpool and a couple of onlookers watched.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 3 Mar. 2025
When the trash truck compacted the garbage, the liquid turned to gas and sent up a plume that onlookers confused for smoke.
—Rhiannon Saegert, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Mar. 2025
One of the whales was seen capturing a bird and taking it below water, sparking gasps from onlookers.
—CBS News, 4 Mar. 2025
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Pablo Maurer, The Athletic, 13 Mar. 2025
During the cutaway to commercial following the Best Animated Feature win for Flow, O’Brien appeared with a pipe in his mouth, pointing at Latvia, Flow’s country of origin, on a map while Deadpool and a couple of onlookers watched.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 3 Mar. 2025
When the trash truck compacted the garbage, the liquid turned to gas and sent up a plume that onlookers confused for smoke.
—Rhiannon Saegert, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Mar. 2025
One of the whales was seen capturing a bird and taking it below water, sparking gasps from onlookers.
—CBS News, 4 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for onlooker
Noun
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Unlike a total solar eclipse, the sun was never completely blocked, so observers needed solar viewing equipment such as solar eclipse glasses or special solar filters on their cameras, telescopes and binoculars to enjoy the sun safely.—
Daisy Dobrijevic,
Space.com,
29 Mar. 2025
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But also implicit in this genre of social media content, some critics and observers say, are more insidious messages — ones that distort our perceptions of masculinity.—
Harmeet Kaur,
CNN Money,
29 Mar. 2025
Noun
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At the time, hundreds of spectators were inside watching a playoff basketball game between North Kansas City and Staley high schools.—
Robert A. Cronkleton,
Kansas City Star,
20 Mar. 2025
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When the game became big business at the turn of the 20th century, women were welcomed at the ballpark as spectators.—
Kaitlyn Tiffany,
The Atlantic,
17 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The film also features mature humor, strong language, and some moments of body horror that might be a little much for younger viewers.—
Annabelle Canela,
Parents,
26 Mar. 2025
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The series premiered to 9.58 million viewers following the AFC Championship in late January; that episode grew to 18.7 million cross-platform viewers over five weeks, with 7 million of those watching on Paramount+ — the most for any CBS original series on the streamer this season.—
Rick Porter,
HollywoodReporter,
26 Mar. 2025
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“Onlooker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/onlooker. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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