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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.
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Joe Jackson, Outside Online, 18 Oct. 2022
Another man asked if putting up higher barriers in the median might help with the dreaded gaper’s blocks that happen every time there’s an accident.
—Michelle L. Quinn, chicagotribune.com, 20 Oct. 2021
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
Joe Jackson, Outside Online, 18 Oct. 2022
Another man asked if putting up higher barriers in the median might help with the dreaded gaper’s blocks that happen every time there’s an accident.
—Michelle L. Quinn, chicagotribune.com, 20 Oct. 2021
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gaper
Noun
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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
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Many in the art world have been watching — though often to rubberneck.—
Jacqui Palumbo,
CNN Money,
23 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The Department’s mistake is to worry about Sarah instead of Zoë, the professional snooper.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
29 Oct. 2025
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It is turned off by default—anything that can store this kind of history is something that a snooper or domestic abuser could access.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Epstein had done some of his own detective work by purchasing a spy camera to catch the culprit, who turned out to be a former butler.—
Julie K. Brown,
Miami Herald,
4 June 2026
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The Five Eyes intelligence alliance warned that China was using LinkedIn and other social media platforms to recruit spies.—
Jeronimo Gonzalez,
semafor.com,
4 June 2026
Noun
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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
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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
Noun
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Our two Yank interlopers spend some time puzzling over what that supernatural secret might be, before all is revealed in a burst of fantastical exposition toward the end of Act 1.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
27 May 2026
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The other possibility is that the aggressive dove was an interloper and was trying to claim the nesting site as part of its territory.—
Joan Morris,
Mercury News,
4 May 2026
Noun
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But lurking in the grasslands and forest clearings of at least two southeastern counties is a scaly intruder that state wildlife officials say poses a serious threat to native animals and crops alike.—
Christopher Harris,
CBS News,
4 June 2026
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Cuadra was inside his apartment with his girlfriend and her two young daughters when an unknown intruder kicked in the door, according to court documents.—
Julianna Bragg,
CNN Money,
4 June 2026
Noun
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Wrestlers like Garcia and Stewart have achieved what Morrison has set his sights on, but Morrison isn’t a star gazer.—
Patrick Z. McGavin,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Linda Tripp, world-famous buttinsky , Dropped a dime on M. Lewinsky.—
Washington Post,
Washington Post,
30 Dec. 2020
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Rather, the story is set in motion by Kevin O’Neill (Rick Holmes), a private-equity manager and arrogant buttinsky who takes an interest in Cara.—
Jesse Green,
New York Times,
6 June 2018
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“Gaper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gaper. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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