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gaper

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as in gawker

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Recent Examples of gaper This pairing from Wildhorn worked in perfect harmony to keep gaper-gap at bay and airflow going directly from cutouts at the top of the helmet vents into the goggles. — Joe Jackson, Outside Online, 18 Oct. 2022 The winner of this challenge is Gabe — his first Quickfire win of the season, for making poached gaper clams and butter clams in broth. — Vulture, 7 July 2021

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Not exactly—there’s only so many people there to buy art, and plenty of others are there to rubberneck.

— Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 15 May 2026
Many in the art world have been watching — though often to rubberneck.

— Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2026

Definition of rubberneck

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Like Agent Kim, Han-soo and Jin-cheol are former spies and current parents.

— Kayti Burt, Time, 27 July 2026
John Cena stars as a former soldier turned spy named Sean Walker who decides to reunite with his childhood Matchbox car-loving friends, played by Jessica Biel, Sam Richardson, Teyonah Parris, and Arturo Castro.

— Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 26 July 2026

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Similar to how goggles protect your peepers from chlorine (and the burning feeling that can follow after opening your eyes in a swimming pool), goggles work very well to combat onion tears, Hale says.

— Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 May 2026
The House advanced the bill codifying the peeper’s status, House Bill 5534, this week by a vote of 136-0.

— Theo Peck-Suzuki, Hartford Courant, 3 May 2026

Definition of peeper

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And yet scores of interlopers have dropped by the page in order to try and score a miracle — or even have more nefarious plans of ripping off cinephiles.

— William Earl, Variety, 20 July 2026
But one thing that was familiar to this interloper from London, was the TV coverage.

— Nick Miller, New York Times, 18 July 2026

Definition of interloper

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This leaves even the most secure guest room doors vulnerable to intruders.

— Jillian Dara, Travel + Leisure, 2 Aug. 2026
An intruder spent about three hours inside a local hardware store in Monroe, Michigan, causing significant damage, putting on an employee's uniform, and eventually driving away in a company truck.

— Paula Wethington, CBS News, 31 July 2026

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