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Recent Examples of bystander
Police gave bystanders little information, telling them there was an active shooter and to avoid the area.
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Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2026
The victim was able to escape to a nearby gas station, where bystanders called 911, according to the release.
—Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 23 Apr. 2026
The incident, which was captured on video by a bystander, showed dozens of officers surrounding the business and detaining employees.
—Logan Hall, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026
However, Murrill later said no bystanders were shot.
—Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 23 Apr. 2026
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Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2026
The victim was able to escape to a nearby gas station, where bystanders called 911, according to the release.
—Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 23 Apr. 2026
The incident, which was captured on video by a bystander, showed dozens of officers surrounding the business and detaining employees.
—Logan Hall, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026
However, Murrill later said no bystanders were shot.
—Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 23 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bystander
Noun
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While the investigation was ostensibly about cost overruns in a Fed renovation project, many observers, including Tillis, considered that pretext.—
Andrea Riquier,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2026
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Some observers are perplexed as to why a serious adult drama is attracting the level of fan scrutiny usually reserved for genre material.—
Payton Turkeltaub,
Variety,
25 Apr. 2026
Noun
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For any Kentucky Derby spectator at Churchill Downs or at home, the brassy Call to the Post is instantly recognizable—a goosebump-inducing trill that the race is about to begin.—
Betsy Cribb Watson,
Southern Living,
25 Apr. 2026
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Unlike city marathons filled with energetic spectators cheering runners on, Antarctica offered only silence and the constant battle to keep moving forward on unstable terrain.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
25 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Ceija Stojka’s small paintings at the Drawing Center swarm with such harrowing incident that viewers may not spot the mystery in the bottom right corner of many of her canvases.—
Ben Davis,
The New York Review of Books,
25 Apr. 2026
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In most cases, the first few episodes of a series stream for free, and a viewer pays for the rest; profit is further maximized through a staunch commitment to efficiency, often at the expense of labor standards.—
Chang Che,
New Yorker,
25 Apr. 2026
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“Bystander.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bystander. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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