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Recent Examples of onlooker
Photographers were going crazy, trying to shoot whoever was sitting behind the crush of onlookers.
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Datwon Thomas, VIBE.com, 5 Feb. 2026
Should conflict arise from a jealous onlooker, pay them no heed.
—Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 Feb. 2026
High-profile weddings, like the upcoming Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce nuptials, often come with camera flashes, curious onlookers and a level of scrutiny most couples never experience.
—Bryan West, USA Today, 4 Feb. 2026
Some onlookers cheered, while others voiced their displeasure.
—Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 4 Feb. 2026
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Datwon Thomas, VIBE.com, 5 Feb. 2026
Should conflict arise from a jealous onlooker, pay them no heed.
—Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 Feb. 2026
High-profile weddings, like the upcoming Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce nuptials, often come with camera flashes, curious onlookers and a level of scrutiny most couples never experience.
—Bryan West, USA Today, 4 Feb. 2026
Some onlookers cheered, while others voiced their displeasure.
—Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 4 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for onlooker
Noun
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In the days after the training session, about 190 of the more than 400 people who attended had signed on to be observers, according to Luis Argueta, a spokesman for the grassroots organization Unidos MN and a speaker at the event.—
Ray Sanchez,
CNN Money,
8 Feb. 2026
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One possibility is an expansion of the United Nations Truce Supervision Organization, or UNTSO, which maintains a small observer force in Lebanon.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
8 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Popov has participated in industry discussions around event safety and operational standards, with an emphasis on making rules understandable for participants and spectators alike.—
Connie Etemadi,
USA Today,
7 Feb. 2026
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The images captured by bystanders and immigration agents were reminiscent of the lynching postcards that white spectators once bought and traded — reproductions of retributive violence, tailor-made to titillate and intimidate.—
Tressie McMillan Cottom,
Mercury News,
7 Feb. 2026
Noun
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For his part, Saxon — whose next movie with Demme was the Oscar-winning Philadelphia, about a gay lawyer diagnosed with HIV — acknowledges that Silence’s filmmaking team had not anticipated that their work would cause pain for LGBTQ viewers.—
Ryan Gajewski,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Feb. 2026
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Long before viewers began embracing the footage, however, organizers needed athletes to get on board, with Exarchos calling their safety his top priority.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
14 Feb. 2026
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“Onlooker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/onlooker. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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