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as in guardian
a person or group that watches over someone or something
the inexperienced babysitter turned out to be a well-meaning but hopelessly incompetent watcher of young children
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Recent Examples of watcher
Watch the Skies, which debuted in its home country back in 2022 as UFO Sweden, follows a teenager searching for her missing (and possibly abducted by aliens) father with a UFO watchers' club.
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New Atlas, 29 Mar. 2025
The video should be available later, allowing sleepy sky watchers to tune in for spectacle at a more reasonable time of day.
—Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025
With few near-term catalysts and shares at a key technical level that often signals losses, market watchers are warning of more disappointment ahead.
—Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 21 Mar. 2025
Sky watchers in certain parts of the globe, including the northeastern U.S., got to see a partial solar eclipse on Saturday morning.
—Mike Snider, USA Today, 29 Mar. 2025
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New Atlas, 29 Mar. 2025
The video should be available later, allowing sleepy sky watchers to tune in for spectacle at a more reasonable time of day.
—Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025
With few near-term catalysts and shares at a key technical level that often signals losses, market watchers are warning of more disappointment ahead.
—Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 21 Mar. 2025
Sky watchers in certain parts of the globe, including the northeastern U.S., got to see a partial solar eclipse on Saturday morning.
—Mike Snider, USA Today, 29 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for watcher
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Multiple victims were also minors, and at least two were smuggled into the U.S. unaccompanied by a relative or legal guardian, according to the Justice Department.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
12 Apr. 2025
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Earlier this month, the talk show host expressed her regrets about consenting to the courts appointing her a legal guardian to oversee her affairs in the past.—
DeMicia Inman,
VIBE.com,
11 Apr. 2025
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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
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In recent months, budget adjustments have been made to correctly calculate the salaries of classified employees, who are the district’s support staff such as custodians, cafeteria workers and librarians, Long said.—
Julie Gallant,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Mar. 2025
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The demonstration came to a head in late April as protesters took Hamilton Hall, damaging property and trapping custodians inside.—
Cayla Bamberger,
New York Daily News,
13 Mar. 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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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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The Kings finalized a deal with free agent guard Terence Davis on Wednesday, bringing back a member of the original Beam Team.—
Jason Anderson,
Sacbee.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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Memphis Grizzlies rookie guard Jaylen Wells broke his right wrist after a frightening fall in Tuesday night’s game against the Charlotte Hornets.—
William Guillory,
New York Times,
9 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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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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Isabella’s a keeper with an assistant-manager title in the near future.—
Eddie Mouradian,
Vulture,
7 Apr. 2025
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Callender was back in his usual role as Inter Miami’s starting keeper on Sunday night against Toronto FC at Chase Stadium.—
Andre Fernandez,
Miami Herald,
7 Apr. 2025
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The Colorado Department of Corrections placed four leaders — including the wardens overseeing three state prisons — on administrative leave on the same day earlier this month, an agency official confirmed this week.—
Shelly Bradbury,
The Denver Post,
19 Mar. 2025
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But the state has delayed those transfers until at least March 31, said Ray Sanchez, an assistant deputy warden.—
Graham Rayman,
New York Daily News,
11 Mar. 2025
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“Watcher.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/watcher. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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