lookers-on

noun

Definition of lookers-onnext
plural of looker-on
as in spectators

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  1. spectators
  2. observers
  3. onlookers
Noun
  • Sports such as blind football, para cycling, and wheelchair tennis were popular events for international fans and spectators.
    Mark LaSota, Ph.D., Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
  • Video shows the parachutists, many of them carrying large flags, circling down towards a group of spectators at the Marina Green.
    Max Hauptman, USA TODAY, 19 Oct. 2024
Definition of spectators
Noun
  • Optimal viewing locations include cruise ships in the fjords of Greenland, the west coast of Iceland, the plains of Spain north of Madrid, and the west coast of Majorca, where observers will see a dramatic totality just prior to sunset.
    Jamie Carter, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Other observers are less confident.
    Charlie Campbell, TIME, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of observers
Noun
  • Wedding rehearsal became a water rescue As Helene passed through, neighbors and onlookers jumped into action to help one another.
    Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Fresh on the heels of a $500 million investment announcement from Toyota, Joby Aviation on Thursday unveiled a prototype of its electric air taxi in the middle of Grand Central Station, drawing crowds of onlookers, equally puzzled and amazed.
    Jennifer Leigh Parker, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of onlookers
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lookers

lookers-on

look for

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