as in gawking
to look long and hard in wonder or surprise
thoughtless drivers pausing on the highway to rubberneck at the accident
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as in eavesdropping
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rubbernecking
Noun
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However, being able to attack such a system with malicious, system-harmful intent is quite different from eavesdropping, which, by necessity, requires the attacker to exfiltrate data from the environment.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2025 -
In addition to child molestation, Whaley is charged with six counts of creation of child pornography and 13 counts of eavesdropping and surveillance in Forsyth County, investigators said.—
Tanasia Kenney,
Miami Herald,
28 May 2025
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The structure is rigid and is sufficiently shielded against external electromagnetic interference to keep the audio signal as pure as possible.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
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Brazil's federal police also accused Luiz Fernando Corrêa, the head of the country's intelligence agency under Lula, of undue interference in investigations.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
20 June 2025
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At the end of today's hearing, Combs' defense lawyer, Teny Geragos, informed Judge Subramanian that the rapper's legal team had an hour and 15 minutes left of questioning for cross-examination.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
24 June 2025
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The implication during questioning was that they might have been caused by a collision and Wolfe overlooked them.—
Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
23 June 2025
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“Rubbernecking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rubbernecking. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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