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Noun
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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 -
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
Noun
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The titular protagonist is a former military spy turned maverick detective and, importantly, bookshop owner.—
Jamie Lang,
Variety,
25 Feb. 2025
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First came Witness by the American journalist Whittaker Chambers, a former communist and Soviet spy who eventually broke with the party and became a political conservative.—
Michael Kimmage,
Foreign Affairs,
25 Feb. 2025
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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.—
Joe Jackson,
Outside Online,
18 Oct. 2022
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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
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View 6 Images Most of us spend an awful lot of time looking at pocket-friendly screens these days, which can take its toll on our peepers.—
Paul Ridden,
New Atlas,
6 Feb. 2025
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Related Video Tyla Gets Ready for the Prelude to the 2024 Olympics Aside from limiting screen time, there are ways to increase eye health and protect our peepers from the damage induced by modern life.—
Maria Berentzen,
Vogue,
12 Dec. 2024
Noun
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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
Noun
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Fire is the native, natural presence, and human development is the invasive interloper.—
Ryan Fonseca,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Feb. 2025
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Sheridan has an affinity for writing characters who have lots of big things to say about the world around them and their place in it; Yellowstone features hours of John Dutton solemnly orating on the subject of Montana, the ranching way of life, and the threat posed by outside interlopers.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
20 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Not that Miss Manners believes that hearing that explanation — or any other — would discourage a determined busybody.—
Judith Martin,
The Mercury News,
14 Jan. 2025
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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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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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“Gawker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gawker. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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