as in observers
someone who sees or watches something
a building demolition that drew a crowd of spectators even at 3:00 a.m.
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Recent Examples of spectators
Five women were injured overnight Sunday in a shooting near Indiana University following its annual Little 500 races which brings about alums and large crowds of spectators.
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Kiki Intarasuwan, CBS News, 26 Apr. 2026
Participants controlled their robots during the games and events, while spectators watched from the stands and high school robotics teams clustered near the walls, completing repairs or putting finishing touches on their entries.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 26 Apr. 2026
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
The Swiss luxury watchmaker has crafted another twist on the signature watch — capturing the thrill and energy of motorsports for the next generation of spectators.
—Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 25 Apr. 2026
No manuscript of American history is complete without footnotes to its bookstores, and many of them have been much more than stoic spectators to the country’s evolution.
—Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Apr. 2026
The action kicked off from the Balboa Pier in Newport Beach Friday morning, April 24, with spectators marveling at the 140 vessels ready to head south.
—Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 24 Apr. 2026
During that time, spectators noted Styles and Kravitz were staying in separate places.
—Allison Degrushe, StyleCaster, 24 Apr. 2026
Journalists with professional cameras and spectators with smartphones would leave no room for digital manipulation.
—Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2026
Kiki Intarasuwan, CBS News, 26 Apr. 2026
Participants controlled their robots during the games and events, while spectators watched from the stands and high school robotics teams clustered near the walls, completing repairs or putting finishing touches on their entries.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 26 Apr. 2026
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
The Swiss luxury watchmaker has crafted another twist on the signature watch — capturing the thrill and energy of motorsports for the next generation of spectators.
—Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 25 Apr. 2026
No manuscript of American history is complete without footnotes to its bookstores, and many of them have been much more than stoic spectators to the country’s evolution.
—Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Apr. 2026
The action kicked off from the Balboa Pier in Newport Beach Friday morning, April 24, with spectators marveling at the 140 vessels ready to head south.
—Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 24 Apr. 2026
During that time, spectators noted Styles and Kravitz were staying in separate places.
—Allison Degrushe, StyleCaster, 24 Apr. 2026
Journalists with professional cameras and spectators with smartphones would leave no room for digital manipulation.
—Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spectators
Noun
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But Vrabel balancing those two things may prove challenging because, as NFL observers are noting, he's tried balancing acts in the past.—
Armando Salguero OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
27 Apr. 2026
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For some observers, the lesson from Hungary is that Netanyahu’s opponents should look to his own camp for a candidate to unseat him.—
Deborah Danan,
Sun Sentinel,
27 Apr. 2026
Noun
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On Monday’s show, our Dolphins writers answer viewers’ questions and weigh in on how well the team addressed its positions of need.—
South Florida Sun Sentinel,
Sun Sentinel,
26 Apr. 2026
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Jim McKay, who had done it for years, took viewers through the likely race scenarios.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Apr. 2026
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“Spectators.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spectators. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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