Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lookers-on
Noun
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Their remit extended well beyond Honnold himself to include the camera teams, aerial units and spectators below.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Feb. 2026 -
Vonn could be heard screaming in pain on the NBC broadcast of the race as a hush fell over the spectators, including members of Vonn's family waiting at the finish line.—
Bill Hutchinson,
ABC News,
8 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Like the studio album, the halftime show invited its observers to party and learn a little if even by accident.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
9 Feb. 2026
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Foreign observers, Liu argues, tend to portray Chinese people as either the enablers or the victims of their government’s excesses.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
9 Feb. 2026
Noun
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So far, he’s been spotted draped in a full-length, white fluffy coat and fire engine-red hat and gloves, watching the women’s downhill race, and casually chatting with onlookers at the curling mixed doubles, adorned in a zip-jacket emblazoned with Team USA players’ faces.—
Sheena McKenzie,
CNN Money,
11 Feb. 2026
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Each takeover saw about 40-50 cars participating with 80-100 onlookers.—
Devoun Cetoute,
Miami Herald,
10 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Several bystanders who spoke with the Herald said their concerns were not for themselves but for others like them.—
Verónica Egui Brito,
Miami Herald,
10 Feb. 2026
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The proposal also caught the attention of bystanders along the Riverwalk, who joined the ovation — turning the private moment into a joyful public celebration.—
Seth Carnell,
USA Today,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Lookers-on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lookers-on. Accessed 17 Feb. 2026.
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