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- noun going about to look at places of interest
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Examples
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For about a week every year, the sleepy town that is Park City is transformed into the best place for celebrity rubber-necking this side of the Globes red carpet.
Live From Utah, It’s The MTV Movies Team At Sundance! » MTV Movies Blog 2009
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We fought toe-to-toe, down on the ground, rolling from the sidewalk to the gutter, then back up on the sidewalk again, while all around us grown men stood around stupidly rubber-necking.
Dancing with the Devil Louis Diaz 2010
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This is a curious question as it strikes to the heart of a disturbing social trend evolving right before our rubber-necking eyes.
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We fought toe-to-toe, down on the ground, rolling from the sidewalk to the gutter, then back up on the sidewalk again, while all around us grown men stood around stupidly rubber-necking.
Dancing with the Devil Louis Diaz 2010
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With each victory, they get to undergo the surgical procedure of their choice, all in an effort to look like the "perfect" bride just in time for the big wedding day, when they will reveal their new appearance to all the rubber-necking horrified honored guests at their splashy nuptials.
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We fought toe-to-toe, down on the ground, rolling from the sidewalk to the gutter, then back up on the sidewalk again, while all around us grown men stood around stupidly rubber-necking.
Dancing with the Devil Louis Diaz 2010
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They're betting that viewers won't be able to resist rubber-necking at this particular train wreck.
Cindy Handler: Ann Coulter: Move Along, Nothing to See Here 2009
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This is like rubber-necking at an accident on the freeway.
Breaking News: Head-Swelling Bakery Incident Goes Horribly Awry Jen 2009
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To glance at pictures of her plastered across magazines as we wait to buy our gallon of milk, rubber-necking just as at a car wreck, hoping to see a tragedy.
Archive 2007-02-01 Andrew Beckner 2007
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The reason that TV producers return to the well every time she comes out with a new book: they're betting that viewers won't be able to resist rubber-necking at this particular train wreck. digg
Ann Coulter's "Today" Show Appearance Canceled, Rescheduled (UPDATED) 2009
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