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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
To paraphrase Ozzy Osbourne, there’s no rest for the watchers.
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Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 19 May 2025
For instance, some pandemic treaty watchers suspect the Trump administration's abrupt withdrawal spurred countries to finalize the agreement ahead of the World Health Assembly.
—Jonathan Lambert, NPR, 19 May 2025
Ser Gareth ignored him, scanning the treeline where the ancient sentinels stood like silent watchers, their branches heavy with snow that had fallen three days past and showed no sign of melting.
—Kelsey Piper, Vox, 12 May 2025
Since then, delays and cancellations have become the norm at the airport, and airlines and industry watchers have been calling for tighter regulation of Newark's airspace.
—Zach Wichter, USA Today, 16 May 2025
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Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 19 May 2025
For instance, some pandemic treaty watchers suspect the Trump administration's abrupt withdrawal spurred countries to finalize the agreement ahead of the World Health Assembly.
—Jonathan Lambert, NPR, 19 May 2025
Ser Gareth ignored him, scanning the treeline where the ancient sentinels stood like silent watchers, their branches heavy with snow that had fallen three days past and showed no sign of melting.
—Kelsey Piper, Vox, 12 May 2025
Since then, delays and cancellations have become the norm at the airport, and airlines and industry watchers have been calling for tighter regulation of Newark's airspace.
—Zach Wichter, USA Today, 16 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for watcher
Noun
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Most rides have a family waiting area for parents or guardians to switch off with kids who either can’t or don’t want to ride.—
Eve Chen,
USA Today,
23 May 2025
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As the guardians are overrun, June is lowered to safety and the other prisoners are freed.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
20 May 2025
Noun
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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
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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
Noun
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The school board approved the closing of three elementary schools and the elimination of 19 teaching jobs and more than 100 other jobs, including 25 custodians.—
Carole Carlson,
Chicago Tribune,
6 May 2025
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To further preserve the complete privacy of the conclave, the support staff — including chefs, cleaners and custodians — all took an oath of secrecy, of which the punishment for breaking it is excommunication, CBS News reported.—
Rachel Raposas,
People.com,
6 May 2025
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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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Phoenix Mercury guard Diana Taurasi handles the ball during a WNBA basketball game against the Dallas Wings, Wednesday, June 7, 2023, in Arlington, Texas.—
Alex Kirschenbaum,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 May 2025
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On the night of May 21, three armed security officers stood guard as the Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Washington held its annual meeting in the nation’s capital.—
Andrew Lapin,
Sun Sentinel,
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
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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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Callender was back in his usual role as Inter Miami’s starting keeper on Sunday night against Toronto FC at Chase Stadium.—
Andre Fernandez,
Miami Herald,
7 Apr. 2025
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Blackwell, the warden, even ordered a full search of Alcatraz on the off chance the men never actually left.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
12 May 2025
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Were you tempted to throw your warden into that number in some form or fashion?—
Hunter Ingram,
Variety,
9 May 2025
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“Watcher.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/watcher. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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