spotter

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Recent Examples of spotter Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force JS Kaga: Kagoshima City, Japan The Kaga, a helicopter destroyer undergoing conversion into an aircraft carrier, arrived in waters near Kagoshima City on the main Japanese island of Honshu on Friday, according to a ship spotter's photos and data from MarineTraffic. Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 24 Jan. 2025 Now, many spotters are also confusing sunfish for white sharks. Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 30 July 2024 Ceasefire deal:Israel releases 90 Palestinian prisoners Five 'spotters' kidnapped, four set free Agam Berger, 21, was kidnapped alongside the four Israeli soldiers released Saturday. Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 25 Jan. 2025 In the open back of a pickup truck, two wildlife spotters stood in front of me, whirling their flashlights. Mihir Zaveri, Chicago Tribune, 22 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for spotter
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Noun
  • Some observers may question whether employing AI to scrutinize podcasts might edge into surveillance or the policing of content creators.
    Esat Dedezade, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
  • As both participant and observer, like its protagonist, the film contends with many shades of anguish, in a story about an extended Zambian family mourning the death of a man known to all as Uncle Fred, writes Tribune film critic Michael Phillips.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 14 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Eight people died in a Kansas highway pileup involving at least 50 vehicles, according to the state highway patrol.
    CBS News, CBS News, 17 Mar. 2025
  • Across four counties in Missouri, at least 11 people have died, the state’s highway patrol said on social media in its late morning aftermath update.
    Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 15 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Intimidating sentries patrol the streets; snipers are merciless death machines.
    IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 14 Nov. 2014
  • Sitting in front of him was the angry sentry known as Devlin’s Billabong, named when Bruce Devlin needed six shots to get out of the pond in the final round of the 1975 Andy Williams Open.
    Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Although Tan’s letter is meant to rally the troops, industry watchers also expect layoffs.
    Michael Kan, PCMAG, 14 Mar. 2025
  • One is a garbage truck that’s typically the last vehicle to roll along the parade route and the other a truck set up as a float from which riders will use a cannon to shoot small, soft toy footballs and baseballs to parade watchers.
    Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • D’Onta Foreman had a 38-yard run on the second play of the drive, and Sam Darnold scored on an option keeper.
    Dave Birkett, USA TODAY, 25 Dec. 2022
  • Egan’s 1-yard touchdown run on a fourth-down keeper pulled the Chargers within 28-26 with 4:57 left in the third quarter.
    Jason Frakes, The Courier-Journal, 26 Nov. 2022
Noun
  • These range from oversized bats and undead soldiers to towering dragons and tree sentinels — basically a line-up of Elden Ring's greatest hits.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 13 Feb. 2025
  • These include spy satellites, missile warning sentinels, and spacecraft for the Global Positioning System.
    Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 11 Feb. 2025

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“Spotter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spotter. Accessed 21 Mar. 2025.

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