eyewitnesses

plural of eyewitness
as in witnesses
a person who sees something happen and is able to describe it The police are hoping to locate an eyewitness to the shooting.

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Recent Examples of eyewitnesses Multiple eyewitnesses identified him to police and he was arrested, the prosecutor said, adding that Tyghter was implicated in CCTV footage. — Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 28 Sep. 2026 The whale was seen traveling through the San Francisco Bay on Tuesday and later in a delta in the Sacramento River near the Rio Vista Bridge on Wednesday, according to eyewitnesses. — Megan Fahrney, ABC News, 18 Sep. 2026 According to the Center for Justice and Accountability, jurors heard from the Urán daughters, eyewitnesses, experts and Plazas Vega himself. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 18 Sep. 2026 After the dust cleared, the Patriots fan was in handcuffs and eyewitnesses were alleging that this was all over the Pats fan trying to sit in the wrong seat. — Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 11 Sep. 2026 The details remain unproveable, and reports of the event vary, even from the few eyewitnesses, but the legend has remained. — Literary Hub, 8 Sep. 2026 The people in the video matched the descriptions eyewitnesses to the shooting, many of whom were school students, gave to Louisville police, Skaggs said. — Monroe Trombly, Louisville Courier Journal, 2 Sep. 2026 There were no eyewitnesses to the violence, and no camera footage. — Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2026 Tooson said that there are no eyewitnesses to the shooting and that Porter’s death was not captured on video. — James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for eyewitnesses
witnesses
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  • Multiple witnesses told police the victim was upset for not being able to use the Pizza Hut bathroom, and was unable to hear a restaurant employee, records show.
    — Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 5 Oct. 2026
  • When Menin asked the witnesses to raise a hand if their company carried insurance against catastrophic risks, none did.
    — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2026

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“Eyewitnesses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eyewitnesses. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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