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Recent Examples of gaper
This pairing from Wildhorn worked in perfect harmony to keep gaper-gap at bay and airflow going directly from cutouts at the top of the helmet vents into the goggles.
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Joe Jackson, Outside Online, 18 Oct. 2022
Another man asked if putting up higher barriers in the median might help with the dreaded gaper’s blocks that happen every time there’s an accident.
—Michelle L. Quinn, chicagotribune.com, 20 Oct. 2021
The winner of this challenge is Gabe — his first Quickfire win of the season, for making poached gaper clams and butter clams in broth.
—Vulture, 7 July 2021
Scott’s Symbol Plus helmet and lens-change goggles (LCG) offer seamless helmet-goggle compatibility (no gaper gap) and a fit without pressure points.
—Marc Peruzzi, Outside Online, 15 Oct. 2020
And yet there are those who smirk at my casual usage, deeming me a gaper or a tourist for poling around on green terrain.
—Sam Morse, Outside Online, 21 Jan. 2020
Joe Jackson, Outside Online, 18 Oct. 2022
Another man asked if putting up higher barriers in the median might help with the dreaded gaper’s blocks that happen every time there’s an accident.
—Michelle L. Quinn, chicagotribune.com, 20 Oct. 2021
The winner of this challenge is Gabe — his first Quickfire win of the season, for making poached gaper clams and butter clams in broth.
—Vulture, 7 July 2021
Scott’s Symbol Plus helmet and lens-change goggles (LCG) offer seamless helmet-goggle compatibility (no gaper gap) and a fit without pressure points.
—Marc Peruzzi, Outside Online, 15 Oct. 2020
And yet there are those who smirk at my casual usage, deeming me a gaper or a tourist for poling around on green terrain.
—Sam Morse, Outside Online, 21 Jan. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gaper
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Flimflam felt better in the mouth than swindle, and rubberneck was a more agreeable verb than crane.Ralph Keyes, Time, 1 Apr. 2021
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What can only be described as a rubberneck-inducing, Alfalfa hair situation ensues, rendering her date-night vibe—a formfitting V-neck pink dress and no-makeup makeup look—virtually irreparable.Kate Branch, Vogue, 15 July 2018
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Netflix has also dropped a very festive teaser for (the upcoming) season 2 of the spy series.Charley Ross, Glamour, 20 Dec. 2024
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It's based on a French series, Le Bureau, possibly one of the best TV series of all time, but with differences in tone: Le Bureau's headquarters was a crowded warren of conference rooms and offices, which kept you tightly focused on the spies' intricate moves.Tom Gliatto, People.com, 20 Dec. 2024
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At Loewe, makeup artist Pat McGrath crafted a range of gold and silver accents swept atop a number of models’ peepers.Jennifer Weil, WWD, 8 Oct. 2024
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But what did come into clear view on occasion were delicately winged peepers.Jennifer Weil, WWD, 3 Sep. 2019
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Rather than treating Trump as a malign interloper to a virtuous establishment, Democrats should oppose him as the manifestation of a corrupt, self-enriching, oligarchic global elite.Ben Rhodes, Foreign Affairs, 13 Dec. 2024
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The top-five teams remained unchanged in the latest College Football Playoff rankings with undefeated Oregon on top followed by Ohio State, Texas, Penn State and Indiana — four Big Ten teams and an SEC interloper.Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 19 Nov. 2024
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Linda Tripp, world-famous buttinsky , Dropped a dime on M. Lewinsky.Washington Post, Washington Post, 30 Dec. 2020
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Rather, the story is set in motion by Kevin O’Neill (Rick Holmes), a private-equity manager and arrogant buttinsky who takes an interest in Cara.Jesse Green, New York Times, 6 June 2018
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And a feature called Track Cleaner wipes away tracks and traces of your computer and internet use, to foil snoops.PCMAG, PCMAG, 26 Mar. 2024
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Scores of security guards keep the homeless, the snoops and the patent-stealers at bay, while the dealmakers pack into the cramped Westin St. Francis hotel and its surrounds to meet with cash-hungry executives from biotech and other health care companies.Molly Castle Work and Arthur Allen, CBS News, 23 Jan. 2024
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Of all people to hand a secret to, a religious busybody has to be among the worst.Caroline Framke, Vulture, 20 Nov. 2024
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Fiona Shaw plays the maiden sister of Roger Muldoon, friend of Grace, general busybody, possessor of zero ability to read a room.Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024
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“Gaper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gaper. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.
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