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Recent Examples of spotter
Alex is suspicious from the jump: Why would Rodney be using the bench press without a spotter in the middle of the night?
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Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 26 June 2025
The weather service reported weather spotters confirmed a tornado northwest of Gull Lake about 4:36 p.m., and law enforcement officers in Cass and Crow Wing counties also reported seeing a funnel.
—Forum News Service, Twin Cities, 17 June 2025
Meanwhile, the second American aircraft carrier deployed in the western Pacific Ocean, USS George Washington, was spotted departing its home port at Yokosuka naval base near Tokyo, Japan's capital, on Tuesday, according to photos taken by a local ship spotter.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 June 2025
Subcontractors typically get twenty-one to twenty-nine dollars per hour of spotting, and pay spotters as little as eight.
—Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 5 May 2025
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Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 26 June 2025
The weather service reported weather spotters confirmed a tornado northwest of Gull Lake about 4:36 p.m., and law enforcement officers in Cass and Crow Wing counties also reported seeing a funnel.
—Forum News Service, Twin Cities, 17 June 2025
Meanwhile, the second American aircraft carrier deployed in the western Pacific Ocean, USS George Washington, was spotted departing its home port at Yokosuka naval base near Tokyo, Japan's capital, on Tuesday, according to photos taken by a local ship spotter.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 June 2025
Subcontractors typically get twenty-one to twenty-nine dollars per hour of spotting, and pay spotters as little as eight.
—Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 5 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spotter
Noun
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What’s the background for the Hall of Fame? In 2002, a group of local journalists and longtime observers of the cultural scene inducted a dozen worthy individuals into the first class of the Austin Arts Hall of Fame during a ceremony at Cap City Comedy Club.—
Michael Barnes,
Austin American Statesman,
13 July 2025
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There has been longstanding tension within the Republican ranks between the MAGA movement and more traditional conservatives, but observers say Trump's recent actions, such as supporting Ukraine, are crucial for his political future and the GOP's prospects in the 2026 midterms.—
Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
12 July 2025
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By the end of 2017, body cameras — a tool for both accountability and investigation — were in use for all Chicago Police Department patrol officers, which allows jurors and courtroom observers to watch, to some extent, a police shooting unfold.—
Madeline Buckley,
Chicago Tribune,
14 July 2025
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However, that claim could not be verified, with the judge ruling that the animal patrol officer did not adequately look to see if food and water were provided and if the horses were properly fenced on the property while performing a welfare check on May 7, according to court records.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
11 July 2025
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Effectively the solar cell allows the drone to act as a CCTV sentry during daylight hours, saving battery power for when a target is spotted.—
David Hambling,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
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The tree had long been a way marker and memory maker: a site of wedding proposals and remembrance ceremonies, a sentry in photos from one-in-a-lifetime family vacations, taped to fridges across the world.—
Amelia Nierenberg,
New York Times,
29 Apr. 2025
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Combined with additional tariffs on Vietnam, another top coffee producer, some industry watchers warn that coffee prices could rise for American consumers.—
Miriam Waldvogel,
The Hill,
10 July 2025
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Europe’s renaissance Greece was the best-performing stock market year-to-date with gains of almost 60%, and market watchers say there’s room for further surge.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
8 July 2025
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Isabella’s a keeper with an assistant-manager title in the near future.—
Eddie Mouradian,
Vulture,
7 Apr. 2025
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Wyatt Kaiser is 22 and looks like a keeper.—
Mark Lazerus,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2025
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Then, like sentinels on the edge of time, Tsodilo appeared, tall, still and majestic, rising 1,312 feet out of the desert floor.—
Sarah Kingdom,
Forbes.com,
31 July 2025
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On the second largest of the seven remote islands, historic Fort Jefferson stands like a sentinel over the sand.—
Kara Franker,
Southern Living,
19 June 2025
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“Spotter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spotter. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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