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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Officials with the appropriate security clearances enter a Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility (SCIF), like the White House Situation Room, which is designed to block out eavesdropping and surveillance attempts.—
Sam Sabin,
Axios,
25 Mar. 2025 -
This bucket includes things like GPS navigation satellites, NRO surveillance and eavesdropping platforms, and strategic communications satellites built to survive a nuclear war.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
5 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Read: An unabashedly intellectual murder mystery In both novels, the artists eventually do solve their mysteries, but largely through the interference of others rather than their own genius.—
Talya Zax,
The Atlantic,
23 Apr. 2025
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Our lawmakers must allow the department to do its job — free from political interference and ideological posturing.—
David Bloomfield,
New York Daily News,
22 Apr. 2025
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Elliot and Eli clash a little, first when the old man chides his son for not giving Becky a proper goodbye in the morning, second when El’s questioning of Eli’s field training officer results in Eli getting lightly hazed by his peers.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
24 Apr. 2025
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One survivor was detained for investigation and remains in custody for further questioning.—
Melanie Lidman,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Apr. 2025
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“Rubbernecking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rubbernecking. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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