as in spectator
someone who sees or watches something observers of the boxing match seemed to be divided as to who won

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Recent Examples of observer While the meteor showers may not be quite as spectacular as the famous Perseids, observers may be able to see as many as 100 meteors per hour during the Lyrids peak on April 21 and 22. Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2025 But market observers quickly reverse engineered the figures, to confusing results. Josephine Rozzelle, CNBC, 3 Apr. 2025 The Trump administration is now – according to the WilmerHale lawsuit and numerous legal observers – endangering that principle. Henry Gass, Christian Science Monitor, 3 Apr. 2025 But also implicit in this genre of social media content, some critics and observers say, are more insidious messages — ones that distort our perceptions of masculinity. Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 29 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for observer

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“Observer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/observer. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.

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