as in tourists
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 stares
to look long and hard in wonder or surprise
thoughtless drivers pausing on the highway to rubberneck at the accident
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Noun
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With natural wonders like the iconic Saltos del Monday waterfall, and historic UNESCO sites like the Jesuit Missions of La Santísima Trinidad de Paraná, the landlocked country between Brazil, Argentina, and Bolivia is slowly making the radar of international tourists.—
Brittany Chang,
Condé Nast Traveler,
29 Apr. 2026 -
Chonkers — a Steller sea lion roughly three times the size of the California sea lions that typically gather there — has drawn crowds of tourists, viral TikTok videos and a steady stream of nicknames since washing up at the pier.—
Samantha Agate,
Miami Herald,
29 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Michael stares at his image without showing much interest.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
23 Apr. 2026
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An antelope on a ridge teasingly stares before bounding off up the rocky hill.—
Julia Sayers Gokhale,
Midwest Living,
17 Apr. 2026
Noun
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To participate, travelers must be 21 or older, the legal age to purchase alcohol in the United States.—
Hali Smith,
Idaho Statesman,
29 Apr. 2026
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Travel experts suggest travelers should perform a cost-benefit analysis to see if the price of lounge access is worth the perks.—
Zach Wichter,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
Verb
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All three writers turned loving, humorous, piercing gazes on a particular place, exploring, through cycles of plays, the rich humanity and the grave historical wounds of its inhabitants.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
26 Apr. 2026
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Peasants whisper about monsters in the forest, and in the interlude between the wars, Lajos gazes at a house that is burning down and has a premonition of the world-historical destruction to come.—
Becca Rothfeld,
New Yorker,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Rubbernecks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rubbernecks. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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