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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Compared to Italy’s more famous destinations, life here isn’t designed for spectacle or catering to tourists.—
Jenna Curcio,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 Mar. 2026 -
That morning, India had launched a series of strikes inside Pakistan, under Operation Sindoor, after an attack on civilian tourists in Kashmir in April had left more than two dozen people dead.—
Taran Khan,
The Dial,
24 Mar. 2026
Verb
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People can be seen running along the top of the bus and sitting on the front bumper as the driver stares glumly ahead from inside windows tagged with graffiti.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Mar. 2026
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Washington stares blankly at the ceiling, over and over.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
18 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The top executive overseeing Houston's airport said security lines that have travelers waiting four hours or more could get longer if the political impasse was not soon settled.—
LISA MASCARO,
Arkansas Online,
26 Mar. 2026
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Customs and Border Protection also seized at least 18 devices from the travelers, including phones and laptops, CodePink staffers said.—
Claire Heddles,
Miami Herald,
26 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Tuxedoed servers wear playing-card pins on their lapels; a slot machine in the entryway shaped like a life-size Doc Holliday gazes at diners with uncanny intensity.—
Helen Rosner,
New Yorker,
1 Mar. 2026
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Curving around the glistening, glacial Sarmiento Lake, an amphitheater of rooms gazes up at the Paine massif, with scenes constantly shifting depending on the time of day.—
Sarah Marshall,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Jan. 2026
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“Rubbernecks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rubbernecks. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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