as in traveller
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 to gawk
to look long and hard in wonder or surprise
thoughtless drivers pausing on the highway to rubberneck at the accident
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Los Angeles Times Staff, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2023
Google Maps showed traffic congestion on US-75 in the area, seemingly from rubbernecking as no other traffic incidents were reported.
—Lana Ferguson, Dallas News, 4 Apr. 2023
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On Wednesday, the first installment of the three-part reunion premiered to the delight of viewers who’ve been rubbernecking over the reality TV scandal that broke the internet.
—Los Angeles Times Staff, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2023
Google Maps showed traffic congestion on US-75 in the area, seemingly from rubbernecking as no other traffic incidents were reported.
—Lana Ferguson, Dallas News, 4 Apr. 2023
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“Rubberneck.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rubberneck. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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