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  • verb Present participle of spectate.

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Examples

  • Besides, all this talk of watching had brought Stein, Bruno and Novak round to an examination of weightier matters, and now, with solemn faces and judicious voices, they were speaking of the need, in this day and age, for an increase in observation, not merely in the sense of "spectating", but in that of

    The Satanic Verses Rushdie, Salman 1967

  • They got in trouble so the hero could rescue them; they asked dumb questions so the hero could demonstrate his knowledge; they stood around spectating so the hero could have an audience for his great deeds.

    Emasculation not required at SF Novelists 2010

  • Hey, throw in Carlos Beltran of the Mets from 2006 and you've got $65 million worth of spectating.

    Len Berman: Top 5 Sports Stories Len Berman 2010

  • Hey, throw in Carlos Beltran of the Mets from 2006 and you've got $65 million worth of spectating.

    Len Berman: Top 5 Sports Stories Len Berman 2010

  • Hey, throw in Carlos Beltran of the Mets from 2006 and you've got $65 million worth of spectating.

    Len Berman: Top 5 Sports Stories Len Berman 2010

  • Gap is best for bottom-line dog walking, touchline spectating and school run-ing.

    Luxuriously Cozy Winter Coats Tina Gaudoin 2011

  • Let's get out in front of these things as they happen, rather than just sitting back and spectating!

    Chris Weigant: Friday Talking Points -- Zombie Attack! Chris Weigant 2011

  • They got in trouble so the hero could rescue them; they asked dumb questions so the hero could demonstrate his knowledge; they stood around spectating […]

    2010 February at SF Novelists 2010

  • Let's get out in front of these things as they happen, rather than just sitting back and spectating!

    Chris Weigant: Friday Talking Points -- Zombie Attack! Chris Weigant 2011

  • Hey, throw in Carlos Beltran of the Mets from 2006 and you've got $65 million worth of spectating.

    Len Berman: Top 5 Sports Stories Len Berman 2010

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