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
Sports such as blind football, para cycling, and wheelchair tennis were popular events for international fans and spectators.
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Mark Lasota, Ph.d., Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
Tom Brady, Serena Williams and more also attended as spectators, while Hoda Kotb, Jenna Bush Hager and Savannah Guthrie had a colleagues-night-out with their families.
—Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 19 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
Here's when and how spectators can give themselves the best chance of witnessing this year's peak Orionids activity.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 18 Oct. 2024
This year, spectators have to contend with a nearly-full bright waning gibbous moon that will outshine fainter meteors.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 18 Oct. 2024
But spectators eager to catch a glimpse of the spectacle who already have to contend with a bright moon outshining the meteors will also have to rely on clear evening skies, NASA warns.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 18 Oct. 2024
Over 100,000 spectators packed Fair Park to watch the 26 drivers.
—Naheed Rajwani-Dharsi, Axios, 17 Oct. 2024
In his first interview since his September 15 fireworks display to kick off Getty’s PST ART festival in Los Angeles injured some spectators, Chinese artist Cai Guo-Qiang opened up to The Los Angeles Times.
—The Editors Of Artnews, ARTnews.com, 4 Oct. 2024
Mark Lasota, Ph.d., Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
Tom Brady, Serena Williams and more also attended as spectators, while Hoda Kotb, Jenna Bush Hager and Savannah Guthrie had a colleagues-night-out with their families.
—Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 19 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
Here's when and how spectators can give themselves the best chance of witnessing this year's peak Orionids activity.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 18 Oct. 2024
This year, spectators have to contend with a nearly-full bright waning gibbous moon that will outshine fainter meteors.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 18 Oct. 2024
But spectators eager to catch a glimpse of the spectacle who already have to contend with a bright moon outshining the meteors will also have to rely on clear evening skies, NASA warns.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 18 Oct. 2024
Over 100,000 spectators packed Fair Park to watch the 26 drivers.
—Naheed Rajwani-Dharsi, Axios, 17 Oct. 2024
In his first interview since his September 15 fireworks display to kick off Getty’s PST ART festival in Los Angeles injured some spectators, Chinese artist Cai Guo-Qiang opened up to The Los Angeles Times.
—The Editors Of Artnews, ARTnews.com, 4 Oct. 2024
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“Spectators.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spectators. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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