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
  • 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
  • But, as anthropologist and archaeologist Cyler Conrad writes, one perk was an abundance of exotic animals to gawk at or even keep as pets.
    Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 21 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • China’s new program is part of the country’s broader effort to open itself up, including attracting more foreign investment, international students, and tourists.
    Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 1 Oct. 2025
  • This extra information could have saved the lives of tourists who overestimate their hiking resilience, unhoused people unsure of their options to cool down and senior citizens who wait too long to ask for help — all causes of heat deaths every summer in Arizona.
    Joan Meiners, AZCentral.com, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • That video showed the cat staring sadly through a glass pane, showcasing yet again the intensity of her feelings about being separated from her owner.
    Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
  • The turnaround at Ralph Lauren Ralph Lauren was staring irrelevance in the face when Procter & Gamble veteran Patrice Louvet took over as CEO and brought the fashion brand back to its luxury roots.
    Diane Brady, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • At PortMiami on Thursday, several travelers express frustration over how the outbreak was managed by the cruise line.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Other cruise line travelers can also choose a four-night sail from Miami to Cozumel or three-day West Coast trips embarking from Los Angeles and sailing to Ensenada, Mexico.
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Rosé gazes into the camera, her expression calm and professional.
    Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Who among us has not gazed at the stars and marveled at how our eyes are absorbing light that traveled thousands of years to reach us?
    IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 1 Oct. 2025

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“Rubberneck.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rubberneck. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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