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Recent Examples of onlooker
National Zoo/Screenshot by NPR The National Zoo's latest giant panda residents basked in the downpour of snow that blanketed Washington, D.C., on Monday, giving onlookers a view into the playtime of the two furry bears ahead of their Jan. 24 public debut.
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Alana Wise, NPR, 7 Jan. 2025
The Panthers more than doubled their win total from 2023 in 2024, and the hope, at least from the most positive onlookers, should be another doubling in 2025.
—Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 22 Jan. 2025
As onlookers gawked, took pictures and videos of the stunt, much could be said of the meta recreation and the series’ commentary on surveillance, the nature of work and the interplay of the two in the modern world.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 18 Jan. 2025
His favorability ratings in a purple state are something that national onlookers and big donors are going to keep an eye on.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
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Alana Wise, NPR, 7 Jan. 2025
The Panthers more than doubled their win total from 2023 in 2024, and the hope, at least from the most positive onlookers, should be another doubling in 2025.
—Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 22 Jan. 2025
As onlookers gawked, took pictures and videos of the stunt, much could be said of the meta recreation and the series’ commentary on surveillance, the nature of work and the interplay of the two in the modern world.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 18 Jan. 2025
His favorability ratings in a purple state are something that national onlookers and big donors are going to keep an eye on.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for onlooker
Noun
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The comet's sudden increase in luster tempted not a few observers to search for it during the daytime.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
27 Jan. 2025
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This mixed bag has allowed observers on all sides to crow.—
Dan Greene,
The New Yorker,
27 Jan. 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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In both markets, the movie drew the biggest number of viewers of any title on Tubi in its first seven days and also brought in the most new viewers for a title to date.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
6 Feb. 2025
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More than 3,000 fans attended the pre-dawn broadcast of ESPN’s ‘College GameDay’ from Memorial Glade on Oct. 5, before the Miami game, and the show drew an average of 2 million TV viewers, with a peak audience of 2.5 million.—
Jon Wilner,
The Mercury News,
6 Feb. 2025
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“Onlooker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/onlooker. Accessed 10 Feb. 2025.
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