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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gawpers
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 -
Both groups were accused of being spies, traitors and collaborators, according to the report.—
Sam Metz,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2026
Noun
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In October 2021, the family made headlines following reports that three male intruders broke into the Kemsley residence.—
Colson Thayer,
PEOPLE,
4 June 2026
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Garden intruders that may want to snack on your sunflowers.—
Helena Madden,
Martha Stewart,
2 June 2026
Noun
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The rubberneckers who gather across the street are represented by crowd noise, and at one point a handful of cops stalk down the aisles of the theater, guns pointed right at Sonny.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
31 Mar. 2026
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So Wembanyama naturally decided to toy with his rubberneckers.—
Jeff McDonald,
San Antonio Express-News,
21 Mar. 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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An analysis of the recordings showed that the parents behaved aggressively toward the divers more often when the human interlopers were staring at the offspring or the parent, compared with when the diver was looking in another direction or completely turned away.—
Gennaro Tomma,
Scientific American,
17 Mar. 2026
Noun
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But Lighton doesn’t treat them as sitcom-ish meddlers.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Gawpers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gawpers. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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