rubberneck 1 of 2

as in traveller
a person who travels for pleasure every year raucous rubbernecks by the busload descend upon the city for its famed Mardi Gras

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rubberneck

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verb

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Recent Examples of rubberneck
Noun
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 Flimflam felt better in the mouth than swindle, and rubberneck was a more agreeable verb than crane. Ralph Keyes, Time, 1 Apr. 2021
Verb
And yet the commercial exploitation of family trauma left me feeling deeply uncomfortable and even ashamed, like I was caught holding a ticket stub for the rubbernecking line at a train crash. Evelyn McDonnell 5, Literary Hub, 5 June 2025 Avoid rubbernecking at accident scenes and stay focused on the road for safety. Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 29 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for rubberneck
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rubberneck
Verb
  • In Park Slope, on 9th Street just past Eighth Avenue, the crowds flowing out of Prospect Park sometimes stop to gawk at a row of oddly whimsical townhouses.
    Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 7 Oct. 2025
  • While there's plenty to gawk at on-screen, the movie's greatest legacy might be its ridiculously quotable dialogue.
    Andrea Wurzburger, PEOPLE, 22 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Federal agents descend on NYC in immigration raid Masked agents on foot cuffed people Tuesday afternoon along Canal Street, a popular Manhattan tourist hub in the Chinatown neighborhood.
    Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 22 Oct. 2025
  • But those shrinking glaciers also draw tens of thousands of tourists to the state each year.
    Ella Nilsen, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Sean Monahan, Voronkov and others came up empty on point-blank opportunities that left them staring into the rafters or yelling at the ice in frustration.
    Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Then, in the 1980s, Anne stared as Veronica Rooney on the hit sitcom Archie Bunker’s Place, a role that added two more Emmy nods to her roster.
    Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The lore of the position is passed between players like travelers telling tales at a campfire.
    Jourdan Rodrigue, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Knowing what weather to expect before hitting the road is essential for travelers, both for planning purposes and safety.
    Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The footage shows a tabby cat gazing out the window with her back to the camera while a small gray-and-white kitten sits beside her.
    Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
  • This time of year, the annual month-long Perseid Meteor Shower is peaking, so once the sun does finally set, gaze upward again to see a flurry of shooting stars.
    Maya Silver, Outside, 21 Oct. 2025

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“Rubberneck.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rubberneck. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

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