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Recent Examples of onlooker
One bald onlooker sitting across the carriage looked on, seemingly confused by the impromptu floor salon.
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David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Dec. 2024
The mascot broke through a barricade at that year's Sugar Bowl and nearly trampled the dog and onlookers at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans.
—Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 24 Dec. 2024
Several onlookers, including at least one NYPD officer, did not try to put out the fire, video shows.
—Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 27 Dec. 2024
The next day the construction crew returned, this time covering the windows to prevent rubble from falling onto the sidewalk and onlookers from peering inside.
—Madeleine Wattenbarger, Eliana Gilet, & Axel Hernández, The Dial, 17 Dec. 2024
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David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Dec. 2024
The mascot broke through a barricade at that year's Sugar Bowl and nearly trampled the dog and onlookers at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans.
—Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 24 Dec. 2024
Several onlookers, including at least one NYPD officer, did not try to put out the fire, video shows.
—Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 27 Dec. 2024
The next day the construction crew returned, this time covering the windows to prevent rubble from falling onto the sidewalk and onlookers from peering inside.
—Madeleine Wattenbarger, Eliana Gilet, & Axel Hernández, The Dial, 17 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for onlooker
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The crane-hunt proposal reminds some observers of Wisconsin’s torturous experience with approving a mourning dove hunt a generation ago.Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 17 Jan. 2025
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The planned shutdown, reported by Reuters based on sources familiar with the matter, marks a stark departure from what many industry observers anticipated.Esat Dedezade, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
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Seeing or feeling artwork can be thought of as part of the artwork itself, in a sense; this becomes complex when considering how many different people, from different generations and with different perspectives, will act as spectators.Monisha Ravisetti, Space.com, 4 Jan. 2025
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The Sugar Bowl, part of the new 12-team college football championship, had drawn tens of thousands of spectators to New Orleans and was scheduled to be played on Wednesday night at the Superdome, less than a mile from Bourbon Street.Jenna Russell, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2025
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With major celebrities from across Hollywood swirling around Combs’ case (Donald Trump appears in an old photograph), many viewers want a succinct primer on this breaking news story now.Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 13 Jan. 2025
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Here, one of the most dominant combat athletes of all time, a fighter with over 38 million followers on Instagram alone, was treated in a way that most viewers would characterize as wrong.Callum Booth, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
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“Onlooker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/onlooker. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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