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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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In 1977, two women living in the United States Embassy in Moscow become unlikely spies.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
12 June 2026
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The Senate tried to approve its own versions later Thursday but also failed, dimming the chances to prevent what could be rare lapse of spy powers.—
Mary Clare Jalonick,
Los Angeles Times,
11 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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Over the last three local election cycles, the nastiness has come from some interloper.—
Haven Shoemaker,
Baltimore Sun,
9 June 2026
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Mountbatten-Windsor and a bodyguard safely stayed clear of the interloper.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
6 June 2026
Noun
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Their sons called 911 and said their parents were killed by intruders.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
13 June 2026
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In the case of Close Encounters, this happens at a base camp at Devils Tower, Wyoming, where a group of scientists (and a couple of intruders) has direct contact with an alien race.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
12 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 15 Jun. 2026.
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