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Discover LudwigThe phrase "as spectator" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to someone who is observing an event or situation without participating in it.
Example: "He attended the concert as spectator, enjoying the music from the sidelines."
Alternatives: "in an observational role" or "as an observer".
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It's eating out as spectator sport.
As spectator sports go, it would certainly beat the World Cup.
There is very little sense of our own bodily engagement, of one's own performance as spectator.
This is close reading as spectator sport, carried out with real gusto and sense of discovery.
It would be theatre as spectator sport: exciting, competitive and a bit mental.
But this argument isn't just about the Academy Awards as spectator sport.
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The burden of this position falls on us as spectators.
If Muñoz dramatised anything, it was our role as spectators.
But we're by no means here as spectators.
They watched Iraq like most Americans — as spectators.
Yet the public can only act as spectators.
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

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