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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Encryption not only helps prevent eavesdropping but also ensures that sensitive conversations—like financial transactions or legal discussions—remain private. 2.—
Ruchir Brahmbhatt,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025 -
And there is an extraordinary and often controversial degree of cooperation between the countries’ intelligence agencies, as demonstrated in the Falklands and Iraq wars, in ongoing counterterrorism operations, and most recently in the PRISM eavesdropping program leaked by Edward Snowden.—
Peter Martin,
Foreign Affairs,
24 Apr. 2016
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Although improvements and breakthroughs are being made constantly, systems that are accessible today suffer from low fault tolerance, high rates of error caused by qubits decaying out of their quantum state, and extreme sensitivity to interference.—
Bernard Marr,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
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An investigation was launched, and a felony warrant for custodial interference was issued, Othram said in a news release.—
Kerry Breen,
CBS News,
5 Mar. 2025
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Organizations must actively foster environments where questioning is encouraged, exploration is rewarded, and learning is continuous.—
Dr. Diane Hamilton,
Forbes,
8 Mar. 2025
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That odd exchange was followed by sharp questioning from Council Member Lincoln Restler over Holmes’ broader record and the contents of a Daily News article published Friday about the large-scale turnover throughout the agency and several hiring decisions.—
Chris Sommerfeldt,
New York Daily News,
7 Mar. 2025
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“Rubbernecking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rubbernecking. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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