as in observer
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 spectator Petra’s Theatre, which likely could hold some 8,500 spectators, is also cut into the rock face but was heavily damaged during the 363 earthquake. Hannah Edgar, ARTnews.com, 25 Feb. 2025 Thus, after being relegated to spectator during the team’s World Series run last October, Glasnow arrived in camp this spring with a familiar objective. Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2025 There were no models strutting down a catwalk, no passive spectators in shades admiring clothes from a distance. Jeetendr Sehdev, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025 Among the other spectators were a family—grandmother, mother, and two daughters—from Bordeaux. Katie Ebner-Landy, The New Yorker, 22 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for spectator

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“Spectator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spectator. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.

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