onlooker
noun
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adjective
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Synonyms
bystander, observer, spectator, viewer, watcher
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Local ’80s cover band The Spazmatics displayed their nerdy antics to a crowd of onlookers on Friday night. — Stefanie Valentic, cleveland.com, "Sunny days attract thousands to 27th annual Fairview Park Summerfest," 29 July 2019 Professional cyclists navigated a closed course Thursday in Niles, with teenagers and college students among those competing in an elite field as hundreds of onlookers cheered. — Steve Sadin, chicagotribune.com, "Niles Cycling Classic features enthusiastic atmosphere and youthful contenders," 26 July 2019 As an enormous crowd of onlookers (media and guests) stood before the giant, iconic gates into the park/ride, the actor who plays Owen Grady in the franchise, had to tame Blue, his character's Velociraptor. — Ryan Parker, The Hollywood Reporter, "Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard Help Open Jurassic World: The Ride at Universal Studios Hollywood," 23 July 2019 Maybe he was headed for the Hazelton Hotel, where hundreds of onlookers waited. — Dan Woike, latimes.com, "Kawhi Leonard is now on the clock with free-agency meetings likely behind him," 4 July 2019 The 170-pound loggerhead turtle lies at the bottom of his tub and waits for the perfect moment to pop his head out of the water, wave his fins and splash the dozens of onlookers. — Catie Wegman, sun-sentinel.com, "SummerTimeOut: Turtle tours at Loggerhead Marinelife Center in Juno Beach," 26 June 2019 Handcuffed and bleeding from the head, Stormé escaped to the cheers of onlookers before officers finally wrestled her back into the squad car. — Michelle Tea, Harper's magazine, "Stonewall at Fifty," 22 June 2019 Beatrice and Alice Meredith, ages 3 and 2, pressed their noses against the fence separating Tuffy’s exhibit from the crowd of onlookers. — Talia Richman, baltimoresun.com, "'Look how close he is!' Maryland Zoo celebrates opening of revamped African Journey exhibits," 22 June 2019 Here are two boys spinning each other on the sidewalk, surrounded by a crowd of onlookers. — Anakwa Dwamena, The New Yorker, "Liz Johnson Artur’s Vibrant Chronicle of the African Diaspora," 16 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'onlooker.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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