as in eavesdropping
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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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rubbernecking
Noun
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Apple users can now apply to claim their share of a $95 million cash payout to settle a class action case alleging Siri eavesdropping.—
Kate O'Flaherty,
Forbes.com,
8 May 2025 -
Christopher Furlong / Getty Images Given the stakes, extreme measures have been taken to avoid eavesdropping, not just sweeping the Sistine Chapel for bugs but shuttering its windows to prevent scanners from detecting vibrations of the cardinals’ words on the panes.—
Alexander Smith,
NBC news,
6 May 2025
Noun
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No beneficiaries were injured, no lives were lost and all food available was distributed without interference.—
Rachel Wolf,
FOXNews.com,
28 May 2025
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Fed Chair Jerome Powell, though, has said the Fed won’t be swayed by political interference.—
Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
28 May 2025
Noun
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The guy drips with emotion and cannot breeze past or ignore a line of questioning.—
Zak Garner-Purkis,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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The Bad Boy Records founder's lawyers argued that the line of questioning could potentially imply the idea that Combs could buy his way out of trouble.—
Samira Asma-Sadeque,
People.com,
28 May 2025
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“Rubbernecking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rubbernecking. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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