as in witnesses
a person who sees something happen and is able to describe it
The police are hoping to locate an eyewitness to the shooting.
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Recent Examples of eyewitnesses
The case will likely rest on whether jurors find merit in the defense’s explanation that the eyewitnesses who identified Rucker as the shooter were simply repeating a false rumor that had been inadvertently started at the crime scene.
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Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 10 Dec. 2024
Alameda County Deputy District Attorney Michael Hartman, who is prosecuting the case, said that three eyewitnesses implicated Rucker and that one picked him from a photo lineup.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 10 Dec. 2024
The drones are larger than the type typically used by hobbyists, officials and eyewitnesses have said.
—Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 10 Dec. 2024
Detectives spoke with eyewitnesses and used security camera footage to identify the two suspects, according to Rintala.
—Rey Covarrubias Jr., The Arizona Republic, 8 Dec. 2024
Divers have been working to locate survivors, with eyewitnesses describing chaotic scenes as rescue efforts continue.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2024
Over the past five months, NPR has collected accounts about sniper drones from more than a dozen eyewitnesses in Gaza, including Daama.
—Kat Lonsdorf, NPR, 26 Nov. 2024
Human eyewitnesses to a threat's arrival can be challenging, especially for retailers where thousands of customers can enter daily.
—Dara Riordan, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
These convictions were not caused by unintentional mistakes by local law enforcement or misidentification by well-meaning eyewitnesses or honest but erroneous forensic analysis.
—CBS News, 18 Oct. 2024
Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 10 Dec. 2024
Alameda County Deputy District Attorney Michael Hartman, who is prosecuting the case, said that three eyewitnesses implicated Rucker and that one picked him from a photo lineup.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 10 Dec. 2024
The drones are larger than the type typically used by hobbyists, officials and eyewitnesses have said.
—Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 10 Dec. 2024
Detectives spoke with eyewitnesses and used security camera footage to identify the two suspects, according to Rintala.
—Rey Covarrubias Jr., The Arizona Republic, 8 Dec. 2024
Divers have been working to locate survivors, with eyewitnesses describing chaotic scenes as rescue efforts continue.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2024
Over the past five months, NPR has collected accounts about sniper drones from more than a dozen eyewitnesses in Gaza, including Daama.
—Kat Lonsdorf, NPR, 26 Nov. 2024
Human eyewitnesses to a threat's arrival can be challenging, especially for retailers where thousands of customers can enter daily.
—Dara Riordan, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
These convictions were not caused by unintentional mistakes by local law enforcement or misidentification by well-meaning eyewitnesses or honest but erroneous forensic analysis.
—CBS News, 18 Oct. 2024
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“Eyewitnesses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eyewitnesses. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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