Thesaurus results for WATCHERS

watchers

noun

plural of watcher

as in custodians

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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someone who sees or watches something a safari that affords wildlife watchers plenty of opportunities to see Africa's grandest creatures in their natural habitat

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Recent Examples of watchers At the time of the January announcement, market watchers were already predicting how Anta could possibly help steer Puma out of its slump. — Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2026 The market odds of a rate increase at the US Federal Reserve’s October meeting sank Wednesday after the central bank published minutes of its September meeting, though Fed watchers priced in a December hike. — Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 7 Oct. 2026 After the decree’s expiration in 2018, Republicans ramped up their recruitment of poll watchers for the 2020 presidential election. — Mark Krasovic, The Conversation, 7 Oct. 2026 Historical comparisons are not exact, as the stock used to trade on the Nasdaq, though the context is considered valid by market watchers. — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2026 Aviation watchers such as the Military Air Tracking Alliance and others have observed dozens of B-52 and B-1 bombers operating out of RAF Fairford since the opening days of the Iran war, AP said. — Azhar Sukri,terri Cullen, CNBC, 4 Oct. 2026 Aviation watchers such as the Military Air Tracking Alliance have observed dozens of B-52 and B-1 bombers operating out of RAF Fairford since the opening days of the Iran war. — ABC News, 4 Oct. 2026 However, sky watchers can occasionally spot hundreds of shooting stars per hour during the Draconids’ peak. — Alexiah Syrai Olsen, Sacbee.com, 30 Sep. 2026 Some market watchers, meanwhile, asked if investors soured on the IPO because the company was treating it primarily as an opportunity to unload secondary shares rather than as a way to raise capital. — Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2026

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Noun

Undeath have signed with those custodians of heavy music over at Relapse and debuted a new song for the label.

— Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 7 Oct. 2026
Officers emerged from that coup as the architects of the new state and cast themselves as the custodians of its national interest.

— Abdelrahman ElGendy, Time, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of custodians

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Industry observers who might have been optimistic in January now sound a lot more sour.

— Rob Pegoraro, PC Magazine, 8 Oct. 2026
Netanyahu and his party, Likud, are not ahead in most mainstream polls, and yet most observers of any credibility agree that damn near anything could happen, especially given Israel’s complicated parliamentary arrangements and wild array of parties.

— David Remnick, New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of observers

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Every child under 18 with a Social Security number has an account in their name, but parents or guardians must claim the account on an app to receive a one-time deposit of $1,000.

— Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 8 Oct. 2026
Decades later, however, the guardians of the audio tapes were willing to work with Love Monday.

— Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of guardians

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The reason for that is the unquenching market need for solid factual projects that can both be popular on linear channels and drive older viewers to streaming services.

— Max Goldbart, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2026
Don’t viewers deserve to hear how Ted, our hero, explains a sensitive subject to his 16-year-old son?

— Ben Travers, IndieWire, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of viewers

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Lady Justice appeared bound and under surveillance, with prison guards surrounding her before the entire world began to crumble.

— Melinda Sheckells, HollywoodReporter, 2 Oct. 2026
Students sitting with arms linked at the elbows could only see in shards through a picket of shin guards, restricting their view of the area where classmates and roommates were dragged one by one and zip-tied face down on the spring grass.

— Sophie Landres, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of guards

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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
Still, her willingness to enjoy a hostile road crowd offers a useful perspective in a league where interactions with spectators have become such a consuming subject.

— Dan Zaksheske OutKick, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of spectators

Noun

DeShields had 76 yards on 13 keepers, including a 7-yard touchdown scamper.

— ABC News, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026
The training keepers this summer — those who traveled and practiced with the USMNT throughout the World Cup but weren’t rostered — were Kochen and Andrew Rick, a 20-year-old Philadelphia Union backup.

— Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of keepers

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According to the post, Kentucky State Police Aviation saw smoke in the area, and wardens and search and rescue personnel were able to access the location, near the headwaters of Cave Run Lake, using a boat.

— Caroline Neal, Louisville Courier Journal, 11 Sep. 2026
Game wardens did arrest nine people across Georgia for boating under the influence, the majority of whom were at Lake Lanier.

— Dan Raby, CBS News, 8 Sep. 2026

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