as in spectator
someone who sees or watches something observers of the boxing match seemed to be divided as to who won

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Recent Examples of observer On January 18, more than 400 observers from 20 countries volunteered to watch coral spawn. Brianna Randall, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025 For the first time ever, observers documented Porites rus spawning simultaneously in both the Southern Hemisphere and the Northern Hemisphere. Brianna Randall, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025 In some countries, observers did not document spawning, such as in the Cook Islands, Guam, and the Philippines. Brianna Randall, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025 But also implicit in this genre of social media content, some critics and observers say, are more insidious messages — ones that distort our perceptions of masculinity. Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 29 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for observer

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“Observer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/observer. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.

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