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Recent Examples of onlooker
Catch up quick: Marchers reportedly yelled slurs at onlookers and got into an altercation that involved pepper spray before being detained and questioned by police.
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Andrew King, Axios, 4 Dec. 2024
Even onlookers walking by were swept up in the moment.
—Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 3 Dec. 2024
As black town cars snaked down Wall Street from 5.30 p.m., onlookers leaving the office craned their necks and did a double take inside the temporary tent popped up outside Cipriani.
—Freya Drohan, Vogue, 3 Dec. 2024
Passengers’ video showed that at one point during the roughly six-minute hold, Neely tapped an onlooker’s leg and gestured to him.
—Jennifer Peltz, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
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Andrew King, Axios, 4 Dec. 2024
Even onlookers walking by were swept up in the moment.
—Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 3 Dec. 2024
As black town cars snaked down Wall Street from 5.30 p.m., onlookers leaving the office craned their necks and did a double take inside the temporary tent popped up outside Cipriani.
—Freya Drohan, Vogue, 3 Dec. 2024
Passengers’ video showed that at one point during the roughly six-minute hold, Neely tapped an onlooker’s leg and gestured to him.
—Jennifer Peltz, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for onlooker
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Next year will be another one of dazzling sky shows and offer opportunities for forging deeper connections with astronomy, said Vanessa Alarcon, an astronomical observer at Griffith Observatory.Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2024
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Richemont will also have the right to nominate a member and an observer to the Mytheresa board following the close of the deal, which is set for the first half of 2025.Samantha Conti, WWD, 16 Dec. 2024
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The first public basketball game was held in Springfield on March 11, 1892, in front of 200 spectators.Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Dec. 2024
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For spectators, there was plenty on offer, too, as brands tapped into the Olympic spirit for capsules and limited-edition products.Lily Templeton, WWD, 16 Dec. 2024
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The show, which came midway through the Baltimore Ravens’ rout of the Houston Texans at NRG Stadium, was designed to entice viewers to Netflix as the streaming goliath inaugurated a new pact with America’s most popular professional sports league.Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 26 Dec. 2024
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For viewers in Alaska, chances of seeing the northern lights increase from west to east.Antonio Pequeño IV, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
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“Onlooker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/onlooker. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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