as in tourists
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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as in stares
to look long and hard in wonder or surprise
thoughtless drivers pausing on the highway to rubberneck at the accident
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rubbernecks
Noun
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The country draws tourists to its administrative capital, La Paz, as well as to Lake Titicaca, which sits between Bolivia and Peru.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
6 May 2026 -
Lynett said the point is public education in a tangible way, raising awareness for people who live in coastal Alaskan communities, as well as tourists flocking to see its glaciers.—
Ella Nilsen,
CNN Money,
6 May 2026
Verb
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Use climbing plants as a privacy screen If your balcony stares directly at a neighbor’s window or a busy street, climbing plants are the gentlest fix.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Miami Herald,
28 Apr. 2026
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Michael stares at his image without showing much interest.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
23 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Those flights, on less attractive travel days midweek or Saturday, or a less popular time of day to travel, often had the cheapest seats available for travelers.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN Money,
6 May 2026
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Spa and Thermal Facilities to Look For The spa is where most travelers judge a property, and the cues are clear.—
Lauren Schuster,
Miami Herald,
6 May 2026
Verb
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And Sylvie, who still gazes with utmost tenderness at a black-and-white photograph, taken during her time abroad, of a nameless wailing Russian child, has permanently abandoned her own daughter by refusing to visit her.—
James Wood,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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Her new perspective gazes at us directly, compelling us to meet her eye.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 May 2026
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“Rubbernecks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rubbernecks. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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