as in spectators
someone who sees or watches something
observers of the boxing match seemed to be divided as to who won
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This also required him to recognize the Clinton fatigue many observers believe cost Al Gore, his vice president, the 2000 presidential election.
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W. James Antle Iii, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 14 Mar. 2025
This is obvious enough that observers galaxies apart from one another have questioned how Khalil’s arrest could possibly align with the First Amendment.
—Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2025
Market observers worry there’s more ugliness ahead, even if stocks are due for a bit of a comeback rally.
—Sarah Min, CNBC, 13 Mar. 2025
Perhaps make the effort to check facts from independent observers, not propagandists, and see where we are headed.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 13 Mar. 2025
But some observers have long feared Fed losses, even as they're driven by a system set up by Congress, could create political friction.
—Michael S. Derby, USA TODAY, 13 Mar. 2025
Many observers have speculated that his close political ally, George Simion, could take up the mantle.
—arkansasonline.com, 12 Mar. 2025
Many political observers expect the ballot to be set for May.
—Helena Alves and Joseph Wilson, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2025
Reddish light, which travels more directly in the air, manifests to ground observers during sunrises and sunsets when the sun is near the horizon and its incoming light travels at a longer, low-angle path through Earth's atmosphere.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 2025
W. James Antle Iii, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 14 Mar. 2025
This is obvious enough that observers galaxies apart from one another have questioned how Khalil’s arrest could possibly align with the First Amendment.
—Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2025
Market observers worry there’s more ugliness ahead, even if stocks are due for a bit of a comeback rally.
—Sarah Min, CNBC, 13 Mar. 2025
Perhaps make the effort to check facts from independent observers, not propagandists, and see where we are headed.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 13 Mar. 2025
But some observers have long feared Fed losses, even as they're driven by a system set up by Congress, could create political friction.
—Michael S. Derby, USA TODAY, 13 Mar. 2025
Many observers have speculated that his close political ally, George Simion, could take up the mantle.
—arkansasonline.com, 12 Mar. 2025
Many political observers expect the ballot to be set for May.
—Helena Alves and Joseph Wilson, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2025
Reddish light, which travels more directly in the air, manifests to ground observers during sunrises and sunsets when the sun is near the horizon and its incoming light travels at a longer, low-angle path through Earth's atmosphere.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 2025
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“Observers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/observers. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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