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as in guardian
a person or group that watches over someone or something
the inexperienced babysitter turned out to be a well-meaning but hopelessly incompetent watcher of young children
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Recent Examples of watcher
But longtime close watchers of Epstein and his legal ordeal made the case in a series of posts on X that such a list may never emerge.
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Chad De Guzman, TIME, 28 Feb. 2025
The shadows watched the MDR team from the top of a waterfall, and the watchers shadow them from inside their own computer screens.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 28 Feb. 2025
But, like Brian De Palma did in films like Home Movies (1979) and Body Double (1986), Okuno shows how everyone can serve as both the watched and the watcher.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 27 Feb. 2025
Most of those potential watchers who voted in the 2024 presidential election cast their ballot for Donald Trump.
—Jennifer De Pinto, CBS News, 4 Mar. 2025
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Chad De Guzman, TIME, 28 Feb. 2025
The shadows watched the MDR team from the top of a waterfall, and the watchers shadow them from inside their own computer screens.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 28 Feb. 2025
But, like Brian De Palma did in films like Home Movies (1979) and Body Double (1986), Okuno shows how everyone can serve as both the watched and the watcher.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 27 Feb. 2025
Most of those potential watchers who voted in the 2024 presidential election cast their ballot for Donald Trump.
—Jennifer De Pinto, CBS News, 4 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for watcher
Noun
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The couple were Jaylin's guardians, family members told CBS 7.—
KC Baker,
People.com,
10 Mar. 2025
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Ages 2-5 years are welcome with a parent or guardian.—
Jake Richardson,
The Mercury News,
10 Mar. 2025
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Some observers may question whether employing AI to scrutinize podcasts might edge into surveillance or the policing of content creators.—
Esat Dedezade,
Forbes,
15 Mar. 2025
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As both participant and observer, like its protagonist, the film contends with many shades of anguish, in a story about an extended Zambian family mourning the death of a man known to all as Uncle Fred, writes Tribune film critic Michael Phillips.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Mar. 2025
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So that’s our jobs as custodians of the arts, to have an entry point where people can see where that’s made by people that look like them and just feel the energy.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
12 Mar. 2025
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People are walking memories, and certain generations have been custodians of their traditions.—
Lisa Wong Macabasco,
Vogue,
28 Feb. 2025
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What does Serra want the anticlimax moments in his films do for viewers?—
Georg Szalai,
The Hollywood Reporter,
14 Mar. 2025
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The Electric State feels like it was made for those viewers.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
14 Mar. 2025
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The trades for guards Joe Thuney and Jonah Jackson became official.—
Sean Hammond,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Mar. 2025
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The new inmates were then forced to kneel while prison guards shaved their hair and shouted commands.—
Michael Rios,
CNN,
17 Mar. 2025
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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
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D’Onta Foreman had a 38-yard run on the second play of the drive, and Sam Darnold scored on an option keeper.—
Dave Birkett,
USA TODAY,
25 Dec. 2022
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Egan’s 1-yard touchdown run on a fourth-down keeper pulled the Chargers within 28-26 with 4:57 left in the third quarter.—
Jason Frakes,
The Courier-Journal,
26 Nov. 2022
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What to Know Modified operations for MDC Brooklyn began on Saturday and is at the discretion of the warden to implement.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
1 Mar. 2025
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What a lovely moment of vulnerability between our two wardens.—
Alice Burton,
Vulture,
9 Feb. 2025
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“Watcher.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/watcher. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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