watchdogs

noun

Definition of watchdogsnext
plural of watchdog
1
as in observers

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as in hunters

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  1. observers
  2. hunters
  3. watchers
  4. keepers
  5. defenders
Noun
  • Within Iran, however, officials and observers appear divided.
    Hamidreza Azizi, Foreign Affairs, 23 Dec. 2024
  • But attacking players often experience lulls — just ask the three keen observers of this game picked out by the television cameras, all of whom must have nodded in appreciation of Sarr’s menacing performance.
    Matt Woosnam, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of observers
Noun
  • House hunters looking to gift themselves the gift of not having to lift a finger before moving in are going to love this property that lives very much like a single-family.
    Miriam Schwartz, Boston Herald, 21 Dec. 2024
  • These first observations triggered a flurry of pest control activity to hunt the hunters.
    Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of hunters
Noun
  • The firing was dramatic; many hundreds of watchers toggled back and forth between a school board livestream and a college football playoff game.
    The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Royal watchers will line the path offering flowers, which are usually collected by the children, including George, Charlotte and Louis.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of watchers
Noun
  • The fire keepers beckoned us to walk through the ironwood smoke, in a ceremony known as jimirri meant to cleanse our spirits.
    Janice Wald Henderson, Travel + Leisure, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Today, Haynes tries to replicate 70% of her most popular core patterns such as sunrise travel mugs, petal power vases and flower power butter keepers.
    Lisa Boone, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of keepers
Noun
  • But so far Ukrainian defenders have been able to hold out, in part because of the deadly effectiveness of Ukraine's drone pilots.
    Brian Mann, NPR, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Caruso has long been one of the league's best point-of-attack defenders.
    Bryan Toporek, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of defenders
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