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Recent Examples of bystander
With one quick push of a button, BLINGSTING Safety Alarms ear-piercing 125-decibel personal alarm sounds, intended to startle an aggressor and immediately alert bystanders that there’s a problem.
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Tory Johnson, ABC News, 28 Mar. 2026
Authorities said bystanders began CPR before first responders arrived, and rescue crews spent more than an hour freeing one person trapped in the wreckage.
—Aidin Vaziri, San Francisco Chronicle, 27 Mar. 2026
Plus, requesters would have to identify by name everyone in the photos or videos, possibly including bystanders.
—David Wickert, AJC.com, 25 Mar. 2026
Security forces, private contractors and self-defense groups have also been at fault, hitting bystanders with stray bullets and explosive drones.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 24 Mar. 2026
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Tory Johnson, ABC News, 28 Mar. 2026
Authorities said bystanders began CPR before first responders arrived, and rescue crews spent more than an hour freeing one person trapped in the wreckage.
—Aidin Vaziri, San Francisco Chronicle, 27 Mar. 2026
Plus, requesters would have to identify by name everyone in the photos or videos, possibly including bystanders.
—David Wickert, AJC.com, 25 Mar. 2026
Security forces, private contractors and self-defense groups have also been at fault, hitting bystanders with stray bullets and explosive drones.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 24 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bystander
Noun
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Dube isn’t as panicked about its impact on wages and employment as many other observers are.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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Under these circumstances, legal observers say that any pardon is likely to face a significant Supreme Court challenge.—
Tal Shalev,
CNN Money,
5 Apr. 2026
Noun
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His day began with an unusual appearance as a spectator at the Supreme Court hearing on birthright citizenship.—
Peter Lucas,
Boston Herald,
6 Apr. 2026
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Stars made sacrificial effort plays that could convince most spectators this was a playoff showdown — Jamal Murray diving into the second row to save a loose ball, Aaron Gordon developing a limp then playing through it to guard De’Aaron Fox and Victor Wembanyama on game-deciding possessions.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
5 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The first episode saw 226,000 viewers, losing 21,000 for its second episode.—
K.J. Yossman,
Variety,
4 Apr. 2026
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The rapper previously shared rhetoric widely deemed as antisemitic on social media, used a 2025 Super Bowl ad to redirect viewers to a website selling a $20 swastika T-shirt, and dropped a song praising Adolf Hitler.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
3 Apr. 2026
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“Bystander.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bystander. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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