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Recent Examples of bystander
Alas, one of Will’s bullets ricocheted, pierced a wall and struck innocent 14-year-old bystander Marco, who died in his arms on their way to the hospital.
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Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 25 Mar. 2025
Posing as an innocent bystander on a bike, Beom-jun plays the victim.
—Kayti Burt, Time, 4 Apr. 2025
The man shoved the victim onto the tracks, and as bystanders rushed to pull him back onto the platform before a train rumbled into the station, the attacker took off on foot.
—Elizabeth Keogh, New York Daily News, 2 Apr. 2025
The suspect, identified by police as a 30-year-old Ukrainian from the Donetsk region, according to Reuters, was taken into custody Thursday after a bystander reportedly overpowered him.
—Greg Norman, FOXNews.com, 1 Apr. 2025
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Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 25 Mar. 2025
Posing as an innocent bystander on a bike, Beom-jun plays the victim.
—Kayti Burt, Time, 4 Apr. 2025
The man shoved the victim onto the tracks, and as bystanders rushed to pull him back onto the platform before a train rumbled into the station, the attacker took off on foot.
—Elizabeth Keogh, New York Daily News, 2 Apr. 2025
The suspect, identified by police as a 30-year-old Ukrainian from the Donetsk region, according to Reuters, was taken into custody Thursday after a bystander reportedly overpowered him.
—Greg Norman, FOXNews.com, 1 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bystander
Noun
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Some observers see his comments as a calculated appeal to President Trump's business instincts.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Apr. 2025
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When the vintage-looking, oversize watch with a second time zone function debuted in 2015, some observers called it a deviation for the watchmaker, but the debonair design did attract fans.—
Robin Swithinbank,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The key question was whether an arbitration clause governed an injured spectator whose nephew purchased a WrestleMania 38 ticket as a surprise gift and who presented both his ticket and his uncle’s at WrestleMania 38.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
12 Apr. 2025
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Bristol, which hosts the Atlanta Braves and Cincinnati Reds on Aug. 2 for a regular-season Major League Baseball game, fits roughly 150,000 spectators.—
Shane Connuck,
Charlotte Observer,
12 Apr. 2025
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White Lotus producer David Bernad said during the February 26 episode of The Bill Simmons Podcast that viewers should expect the next location to be in a country with a warm climate.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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And Sunday night’s finale episode left the rest of the cast — and viewers — reeling in the aftermath.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
7 Apr. 2025
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“Bystander.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bystander. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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