as in traveller
a person who travels for pleasure
every year raucous rubbernecks by the busload descend upon the city for its famed Mardi Gras
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as in to gawk
to look long and hard in wonder or surprise
thoughtless drivers pausing on the highway to rubberneck at the accident
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Recent Examples of rubberneck
Ralph Keyes, Time, 1 Apr. 2021
What can only be described as a rubberneck-inducing, Alfalfa hair situation ensues, rendering her date-night vibe—a formfitting V-neck pink dress and no-makeup makeup look—virtually irreparable.
—Kate Branch, Vogue, 15 July 2018
Christian Allaire, Vogue, 11 Sep. 2024
Or a picture of the grimy, rubbernecking cameraman of Nightcrawler.
—Marco Grob, Vulture, 22 Mar. 2024
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Noun
Flimflam felt better in the mouth than swindle, and rubberneck was a more agreeable verb than crane.
—Ralph Keyes, Time, 1 Apr. 2021
What can only be described as a rubberneck-inducing, Alfalfa hair situation ensues, rendering her date-night vibe—a formfitting V-neck pink dress and no-makeup makeup look—virtually irreparable.
—Kate Branch, Vogue, 15 July 2018
Verb
The juxtaposition of Lopez’s avant-garde clothes, against the rubbernecking tourists in tees and shorts just outside the barricades, was genius.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 11 Sep. 2024
Or a picture of the grimy, rubbernecking cameraman of Nightcrawler.
—Marco Grob, Vulture, 22 Mar. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rubberneck
Verb
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Earhart gawked at markets where soft-shelled-turtle eggs were sold alongside string beans.—
Laurie Gwen Shapiro,
New Yorker,
2 June 2025
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Two men sitting in a silver GMC pickup truck who were watching the disposal drove over to the gawking residents.—
Susanne Rust,
Los Angeles Times,
11 May 2025
Noun
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Hawaii became the first U.S. state to establish a climate impact fee on Tuesday, placing an additional tax on tourists to fund climate change resiliency projects and environmental stewardship within the islands.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
29 May 2025
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People on Kaanapali Beach, a popular tourist destination near Lahaina, Hawaii, on August 5, 2024.—
Marni Rose McFall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 May 2025
Verb
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Meanwhile, Cauley was staring at a long road to recovery.—
Kendall Capps,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 May 2025
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Things began to get chippy in the bottom half of the fifth after OSU’s Trent Caraway stared Sloan down after drawing a two-out walk.—
Alyssa Cooper,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
31 May 2025
Noun
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The wealth of amenities and things to do in a stunning Atlantic Ocean coastline setting have made Kiawah immensely appealing for families, corporate groups, and some of the most avid golf travelers from around the country.—
Erik Matuszewski,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2025
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Invariably, a traveler’s to-do list in Tokyo ends up being as long as the city is vast.—
Adam Hurly,
Robb Report,
25 May 2025
Verb
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Kulture even holds her little one in her arms, while Cardi gazes at her two girls.—
Emma Aerin Becker,
People.com,
30 May 2025
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But colleges and schools, too, are gazing in the mirror: What’s the point—the medium, more precisely—of education nowadays amidst tech upheaval?—
Michael Serazio,
Time,
28 May 2025
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“Rubberneck.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rubberneck. Accessed 9 Jun. 2025.
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