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passerby

noun as in bystander

noun as in pedestrian

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Their support was well rewarded as the mammoth dish later divided into individual portions and distributed to the huge crowd and passersby.

From BBC

However, the Houthis' military spokesman said the targets were civilian, adding that journalists and passersby were killed when the offices of two newspapers were hit.

From BBC

It’s an idea even built into the fence design, where passersby often step off the public sidewalk out of the “flow,” to chat or just savor the yard’s many colors and scents.

As a passerby shouted that they were “cowards,” Bovino said “well done.”

He also aimed to design a “happy building,” both for its inhabitants and passersby.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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