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Recent Examples of looker-on
Shortly after the Paris Couture Week show, beauty fanatics and experts quickly began to dissect McGrath’s brilliant makeup artistry, earning high praise from notable lookers-on.
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Claire Sullivan, WWD, 23 Jan. 2025
Claire Sullivan, WWD, 23 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for looker-on
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
Noun
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Many of the rituals that once brought the community together—the Kiwanis Club Ice Fishing Derby, fiddling contests so explosive that spectators sometimes came to blows—have faded away.—
Chelsea Edgar,
The New Yorker,
31 Jan. 2025
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The El Paso County Coroner’s Office identified the spectator as Wade Langston, 57.—
Patrick Smith,
NBC News,
28 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Ahead of the handover, hundreds of fighters and onlookers gathered around a stage, many carrying pictures of Hamas military leaders.—
Mohammad Jahjouh,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Feb. 2025
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The small plane went down near Roosevelt Mall, an outdoor shopping center, where first responders were blocking traffic and onlookers gathered on a street corner in the neighborhood of Rhawnhurst.—
Daniel R. Depetris,
Newsweek,
1 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The murder, caught on video by a bystander, led to protests against police brutality around the nation and world.—
Ben Brachfeld,
People.com,
3 Feb. 2025
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Instead, Ulman doesn’t make her role the more conscious exception and lets the ordeal play out with Elena being mostly a complicit bystander.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Variety,
3 Feb. 2025
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“Looker-on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/looker-on. Accessed 13 Feb. 2025.
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