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as in guardian
a person or group that watches over someone or something
the inexperienced babysitter turned out to be a well-meaning but hopelessly incompetent watcher of young children
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Recent Examples of watcher
All of this is visible to amateur astronomers and sky watchers.
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Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 15 May 2026
Think, dear reader, of the actor Matthew Rhys, who just this week gave an interview to the Wall Street Journal decrying, quite rightly, the lack of headphone use running rampant among video watchers in public spaces the world over.
—Charlie Hobbs, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 May 2026
But its provisions were established at a time when free over-the-air broadcasting was the only means for television watchers to tune into games played across the country.
—Sabrina Reed, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
While the talks yielded little in the way of concrete wins on agricultural trade or technology, the lack of friction prompted a wave of profit-taking rather than a fundamental shift in sentiment, market watchers say.
—Bloomberg, 15 May 2026
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Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 15 May 2026
Think, dear reader, of the actor Matthew Rhys, who just this week gave an interview to the Wall Street Journal decrying, quite rightly, the lack of headphone use running rampant among video watchers in public spaces the world over.
—Charlie Hobbs, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 May 2026
But its provisions were established at a time when free over-the-air broadcasting was the only means for television watchers to tune into games played across the country.
—Sabrina Reed, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
While the talks yielded little in the way of concrete wins on agricultural trade or technology, the lack of friction prompted a wave of profit-taking rather than a fundamental shift in sentiment, market watchers say.
—Bloomberg, 15 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for watcher
Noun
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Of course, none of this would be possible if the DOJ and Blanche happened to remember the department’s own function as the ostensible guardian of the rule of law.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
14 May 2026
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In California, babies between 15 days and 6 months can only work for 20 minutes at a time and spend two hours on set per day; also mandatory is a nurse, a guardian and a studio teacher, who ensures the baby’s wellbeing is looked after.—
Payton Turkeltaub,
Variety,
14 May 2026
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For a few fleeting minutes, observers inside the moon’s dark central shadow — the umbra — will see the sun completely covered, revealing the spectacular solar corona and plunging landscapes into an eerie twilight.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2026
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That the government is spending more on tourism while Cubans go without basics shows how far the Communist revolution has devolved, observers say.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
16 May 2026
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But most of her extended conversations on campus were either with the administrator, Val, or with the custodian, a man named Hank who liked to park himself in her office doorway and expostulate about the upcoming hunting season.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 May 2026
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Now, agencies must weigh whether to adhere to federal dictates or comply with state transparency rules, with some directing records custodians and media spokespersons to acknowledge public records requests but not fulfill them unless ICE grants approval, records show.—
Monique O. Madan,
Sun Sentinel,
11 May 2026
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In many scenes where a conventional filmmaker would have layered in the sound of footsteps or ambient movement, Abraham chose silence, letting the visual image generate its own interior noise in the viewer’s mind.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
16 May 2026
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However, the playoffs have delivered over and over to viewers and rewarded us for putting up with garbage regular-season games.—
David Troy,
FOXNews.com,
16 May 2026
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The death of the guard was first reported by the New York Times, citing the Ahmed Shabaik, the mosque’s chairman.—
James Powel,
USA Today,
19 May 2026
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Wembanyama took the ball from Stephon Castle and added to the guard’s assist total with a 27-foot three near the Oklahoma City logo to tie the game at 108 apiece with 27 seconds left.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
19 May 2026
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But Jeffries, an outstanding student who typically went straight home from baseball practice to study, remained more of a spectator than a participant in the borough’s burgeoning hip-hop scene.—
Jason Zengerle,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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The air show has been cancelled, according to a post from the Mountain Home Police Department, which further advised spectators not to travel to the Air Force base.—
Christopher Watson,
ABC News,
17 May 2026
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During this seasonal tour, guests can explore the grounds and keeper's house, as well as climb the 60 stairs to the top of the lighthouse tower.—
Jacqueline Dole,
Travel + Leisure,
17 May 2026
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An own-goal charged to Dash keeper Jane Campbell accounted for the Current’s final tally.—
The Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
16 May 2026
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The former warden is also accused of having accepted money to move Weekes out of solitary confinement.—
Dan Raby,
CBS News,
14 May 2026
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The most visible woman at the company, though, had long been Donaldson’s mother, Sue Parisher, a former military-prison warden who led the company’s HR department.—
Irin Carmon,
Vulture,
22 Apr. 2026
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“Watcher.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/watcher. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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