Thesaurus results for SPECTATORS

spectators

noun

plural of spectator

as in observers

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 spectators According to Long, the gathering grew from about 40 cars and a few hundred spectators in 2014 to 300 display cars and thousands of visitors at Luftgekühlt 12 this year. — Chris Hardesty, AJC.com, 16 Oct. 2026 The rowing competition on the Charles River between Boston and Cambridge attracts about 12,000 athletes and 370,000 spectators from around the world for the three-day event. — Anna Meiler, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026 And more than ever, travelers want to be students, not just spectators. — Jen Murphy, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Oct. 2026 Several spectators reached for the ball along the railing as Moises Alou lunged to try to make the catch. — Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 14 Oct. 2026 The spectators ran onto the field, as if at the end of a football game. — Dexter Filkins, New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2026 Footage of drones flipping and somersaulting at extreme speeds can make even spectators feel sick. — Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 14 Oct. 2026 Galena Annual Halloween Parade and Festival Galena, Illinois Thousands of spectators turn out every year for Galena’s parade and festival at the end of October. — Michelle Mastro, Midwest Living, 9 Oct. 2026 Tickets start at $20 for spectators or $30 for general admission. — Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2026

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Coleman found instructive a 1938 ruling in favor of the Pittsburgh Pirates, who challenged a radio station that placed observers on a rooftop next to Forbes Field and paid them to provide play-by-play for an unauthorized radio broadcast.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 15 Oct. 2026
Such actions are scaring people away from coming to court, whether as witnesses, defendants or observers, Bonta said, and amount to a blatant abuse of power.

— Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 15 Oct. 2026

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But giving him a national platform without confronting his record does a disservice to viewers and to the people of Illinois.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 14 Oct. 2026
Asking viewers to contemplate childhood pain while monitoring digestion requires two kinds of attention that Duffield only intermittently brings together.

— Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 14 Oct. 2026

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