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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
Royal watchers will be interested to see whether any new signs emerge of how Andrew has sourced his external funding.
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David Faris, Newsweek, 3 Feb. 2025
Gravelly Point Park, the destination for plane watchers, is now the site of a makeshift morgue.
—Ray Sanchez and Chelsea Bailey, CNN, 1 Feb. 2025
Princess Kate Middleton is in remission following her cancer battle, which likely means royal watchers will be seeing more of her soon.
—Meredith Nardino, Miami Herald, 29 Jan. 2025
This keeps those invested in the game and those commercial watchers engaged and having fun.
—Kaitlyn Keegan, Hartford Courant, 27 Jan. 2025
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David Faris, Newsweek, 3 Feb. 2025
Gravelly Point Park, the destination for plane watchers, is now the site of a makeshift morgue.
—Ray Sanchez and Chelsea Bailey, CNN, 1 Feb. 2025
Princess Kate Middleton is in remission following her cancer battle, which likely means royal watchers will be seeing more of her soon.
—Meredith Nardino, Miami Herald, 29 Jan. 2025
This keeps those invested in the game and those commercial watchers engaged and having fun.
—Kaitlyn Keegan, Hartford Courant, 27 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for watcher
Noun
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The proposed guardian must submit a Title 14 guardianship application to the Maricopa County Juvenile Court.—
Jessica Boehm,
Axios,
11 Feb. 2025
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The students are children who have been sent away by their parents or guardians to study at Quranic boarding schools in what’s known as the almajiri system.—
Ogar Monday,
The Christian Science Monitor,
4 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Suddenly, as if some omniscient observer had pressed play, the scene roared to life.—
Brendan Marks,
The Athletic,
9 Feb. 2025
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Gastelum rallied in the fourth frame, and briefly rocked Adesanya late in the round with a head kick that left many observers wondering if the upcoming fifth round would be a winner-takes-all affair.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
9 Feb. 2025
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His subsequent television credits include the role of custodian and ex-sumo wrestler Yoshi Nakamura in the Disney series Kickin’ It.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
10 Feb. 2025
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Jo was a member of First Evangelical Lutheran Church in Hector and loved being an organist, pianist and custodian.—
Contributed Content,
Twin Cities,
6 Feb. 2025
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Côté makes documentaries where viewers can productively probe questions of authenticity and provenance, and fiction features typically composed in a bare, if highly elegant, observational style.—
David Katz,
IndieWire,
18 Feb. 2025
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But the billionaire heiress disappeared (as Season 2 viewers know).—
Bryan Alexander,
USA TODAY,
18 Feb. 2025
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All-Pro left guard Joe Thuney and All-Pro center Creed Humphrey anchor the offensive line along with right guard Trey Smith.—
Rob Maaddi,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Feb. 2025
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Before Luka Doncic was traded to the Lakers last weekend, the Mavericks never called the Heat to inform them that the All-NBA guard was available or give Miami a chance to make an offer for him, according to a source.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
9 Feb. 2025
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The Daytona 500 grips over 100,000 spectators at the track and countless more watching on TV.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
11 Feb. 2025
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Preliminary plans call for a spectator north-south walkway/viewing area running between two sets of four courts.—
Brent Schacherer,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 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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Where you were accused of trying to kill the warden, at Lucasville?—
Bob Guccione Jr.,
SPIN,
11 Feb. 2025
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But, to his surprise, the warden escorted him directly to the command center, just outside the row.—
Lawrence Wright,
The New Yorker,
10 Feb. 2025
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“Watcher.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/watcher. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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