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Recent Examples of onlooker
The reality star dined at Tucci in New York City's Noho neighborhood on May 10 and allegedly refused to pay the nearly $1,000 bill, according to an onlooker, and disputed the bill with owner Max Tucci.
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Stephanie Wenger, People.com, 17 May 2025
Numerous cellphone videos from nearby onlookers captured the moment the ship's masts, decorated with lights, collided with the bottom of the Brooklyn Bridge.
—Riley Hoffman, ABC News, 17 May 2025
For first responders in Louisville and for the driver and his family and onlookers, is was deadly real.
—Killian Baarlaer, USA Today, 14 May 2025
But there were several shy canine youngsters, too, one sitting in a cage outside eyeing onlookers.
—Janice Neumann, Chicago Tribune, 11 May 2025
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Stephanie Wenger, People.com, 17 May 2025
Numerous cellphone videos from nearby onlookers captured the moment the ship's masts, decorated with lights, collided with the bottom of the Brooklyn Bridge.
—Riley Hoffman, ABC News, 17 May 2025
For first responders in Louisville and for the driver and his family and onlookers, is was deadly real.
—Killian Baarlaer, USA Today, 14 May 2025
But there were several shy canine youngsters, too, one sitting in a cage outside eyeing onlookers.
—Janice Neumann, Chicago Tribune, 11 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for onlooker
Noun
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Any serious observer of foreign policy knows that the U.S. intelligence community is renowned for its research and documentation of genocide.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
27 May 2025
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Li, had helped build a major data infrastructure and processing system for Wachovia, then one of America's largest banks, and had been a keen observer of startups like WeChat and Alibaba that had transformed payments and banking in his native China.—
Stephen Pastis,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2025
Noun
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The venue can accommodate 140,000-plus spectators, so a race at Bristol that is only one-third full will still outdraw a sellout at North Wilkesboro, where the max capacity is somewhere between 30,000 and 40,000.—
Jordan Bianchi,
New York Times,
19 May 2025
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The capacity crowd includes spectators from 43 states and nine foreign countries, including the Netherlands, Australia and New Zealand.—
Shane Connuck,
Charlotte Observer,
19 May 2025
Noun
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Like in the video game, viewers don’t see Ellie kill Nora in the HBO series.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2025
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But as eagle-eyed viewers might notice, the sandwich only has lettuce and tomato in the live-action movie.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
24 May 2025
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“Onlooker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/onlooker. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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