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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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Strangers rubberneck, catching an odd collection of words — Excel … Collegiate … Challenge — before the banner is gone.—
Jesse Dougherty,
Washington Post,
29 Jan. 2026
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Yet the car will likely obey speed limits, never get drowsy or drunk and never rubberneck or give in to road rage.—
Deni Ellis Béchard,
Scientific American,
22 June 2025
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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Violet, an actual spy, sets up a stunning little trap.—
Christina Grace Tucker,
Vulture,
26 Feb. 2026
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The Drivecast is free, just like Spyglass–The Drive‘s spy shot newsletter—because everyone should be an insider, and is available on both Spotify and Apple Podcasts.—
Joel Feder,
The Drive,
25 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Walkin’ around and makin’ that sound to himself sometimes, and up at night for the crickets and peepers and such.—
David Searcy,
Harpers Magazine,
30 Dec. 2025
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Thanks to some cutting-edge tech help, the actor's eyes (both of them) were even used for the mythological monster's giant peeper.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
11 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Most genocides begin with extraordinarily compelling stories—ones that transform neighbors and friends into interlopers, invaders, infections, and infestations.—
Sayantani DasGupta
February 24,
Literary Hub,
24 Feb. 2026
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The gold also caps off a four-year cycle during which Gu struggled with panic attacks and encountered online trolling in both the United States and China, where some citizens see her as a privileged interloper.—
Sean Gregory,
Time,
22 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Three fans running onto the pitch simultaneously creates a security challenge that a single intruder doesn’t.—
Ryan Brennan,
Charlotte Observer,
27 Feb. 2026
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Security guards caught up with the intruder and tackled him, bringing both the fan and Messi to the ground.—
Ryan Brennan,
Kansas City Star,
27 Feb. 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 3 Mar. 2026.
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