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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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 -
On Thursday night, news broke that Trump had also fired Gen. Timothy Haugh, the director of the National Security Agency, the nation’s premiere electronic eavesdropping agency, and head of the Defense Department’s U.S. Cyber Command.—
Josh Meyer,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Its peak should come on Tuesday morning, April 22, when moonlight will pose little interference.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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Jacob Fatu defeated Braun Strowman in a Last Man Standing match with no outside interference.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
5 Apr. 2025
Noun
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After two lengthy days of questioning, a jury has been selected in the bribery trial of Democratic state Sen. Emil Jones III, who is accused of conspiring to accept $5,000 and other perks from a red-light camera company executive in exchange for his help with legislation in Springfield.—
Jason Meisner,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Apr. 2025
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Sixteen people were selected to act as jurors last week in Vallow Daybell’s trial over Vallow's death after a day of questioning in Maricopa County Superior Court.—
Miguel Torres,
USA Today,
7 Apr. 2025
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“Rubbernecking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rubbernecking. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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