Thesaurus results for EYEWITNESSES

eyewitnesses

noun

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 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 Most eyewitnesses are no longer alive The story of the drive-by shooting has long gripped the hip-hop community, partly because no one was charged until Davis was indicted in 2023. — Jessica Hill, Chicago Tribune, 17 Aug. 2026 McEnroe’s testimony is particularly important, Sullivan explained, because while some of the other eyewitnesses were MSG guards or had been employed by MSG at some point, McEnroe had no such ties to the defendant. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 15 Aug. 2026 Although gang ties to Tupac’s killing had been suspected from the beginning, the search for the killer was long hampered by the refusal of potential eyewitnesses to testify. — Andy Rose, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026 The judge also barred him from contacting Langdon’s family, his female coworker or any eyewitnesses to the hit-and-run, per KOMO News. — Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 9 Aug. 2026 The family alleged that numerous eyewitnesses on two separate boats contradict the allegations but were never interviewed before charges were filed. — Sergio Candido, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026 The family spokesperson said eyewitnesses on two boats contradict the allegations — and weren’t interviewed before charges were filed. — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 5 Aug. 2026

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witnesses

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Detectives and crime scene personnel were at the scene collecting evidence and talking to witnesses overnight.

— Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 26 Aug. 2026
Priselac was standing on the sidewalk near some steps when she was struck, witnesses said.

— Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 26 Aug. 2026

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