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Recent Examples of spotter
Downloading an app that tracks aurora can also be helpful for sky spotters who would prefer not to spend the whole night outside.
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Staff Author, Travel + Leisure, 7 Aug. 2025
At the line of scrimmage, Ryan could handle a heavy load, but Kelly managed last-second checks and adjustments like a spotter stepping in efficiently when necessary.
—Alec Lewis, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2025
The three-person crew on our vessel included a chef, a deckhand, and a skipper named Captain Dougie, who functions as a cruise director, a tour guide, and a wildlife spotter, in addition to his main duties steering the boat.
—Nicholas Derenzo, AFAR Media, 25 July 2025
Megan uses a band (and her boyfriend as a spotter) to complete it.
—Jenny McCoy, SELF, 22 July 2025
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Staff Author, Travel + Leisure, 7 Aug. 2025
At the line of scrimmage, Ryan could handle a heavy load, but Kelly managed last-second checks and adjustments like a spotter stepping in efficiently when necessary.
—Alec Lewis, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2025
The three-person crew on our vessel included a chef, a deckhand, and a skipper named Captain Dougie, who functions as a cruise director, a tour guide, and a wildlife spotter, in addition to his main duties steering the boat.
—Nicholas Derenzo, AFAR Media, 25 July 2025
Megan uses a band (and her boyfriend as a spotter) to complete it.
—Jenny McCoy, SELF, 22 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spotter
Noun
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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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Advertisement But observers still contend that MAHA’s strategy lacks teeth.—
Alana Semuels,
Time,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Mop-up and patrol will continue where appropriate to secure and strengthen containment.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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Ford dropped it from the Explorer’s retail lineup, but continues to offer it in police vehicles, which benefit from its ability to power AC and other accessories without running the engine when parked, as patrol vehicles often spend lots of time doing.—
Mark Phelan,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Aside from scouting, sending messages or sentry duty, some dogs were trained for direct combat.—
Vic Verbalaitis,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Aug. 2025
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Rows of lights stood like sentries above, adorned with flat visors that guided the glow onto the action.—
Adithi Ramakrishnan,
Twin Cities,
21 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Not all market watchers see a crazy boom as such a good thing.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
12 Sep. 2025
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Paris, plus London in spring 2026 and Milan during the city’s design week, represent a turning point of the brand, market watchers agreed.—
Sofia Celeste,
Footwear News,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Former Barcelona reserve keeper Jose Manuel Pinto became a hip hop artist and producer under the nickname Wahin.—
Guillermo Rai,
New York Times,
11 Sep. 2025
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The attack lasted 15 minutes before another keeper, identified as Phanom Sitsaeng, was able to reach Rangkharasamee, per Bangkok Post.—
Escher Walcott,
PEOPLE,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The sentinels of conventional wisdom settled on the view that the Iraq invasion was one of the great own goals of American foreign policy, and that its beneficiary was Iran.—
Graeme Wood,
The Atlantic,
2 Sep. 2025
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At the summit, the ruins of the Castle of Monsanto perch atop the craggy heights like a stone sentinel—offering sweeping views over the Beira Baixa plains.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
24 Aug. 2025
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“Spotter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spotter. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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