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Recent Examples of gasp
Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 15 Apr. 2026
When Harari told the same story on The Daily Show, the audience gasped.
—Amanda Gefter, Quanta Magazine, 10 Apr. 2026
Radhika Seth, Vogue, 9 Apr. 2026
In addition to the broadcast, the moment was seemingly blasted on the JumboTron inside the stadium based on the crowd's unanimous gasp in reaction to the full moon display from the fan, who then fell to the ground to get the ball.
—Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 8 Apr. 2026
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Verb
Agnes gasps for breath as her imagination plays out terrible scenarios that she’s never been given words for.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 15 Apr. 2026
When Harari told the same story on The Daily Show, the audience gasped.
—Amanda Gefter, Quanta Magazine, 10 Apr. 2026
Noun
This first episode ends on a gasp-inducing stomach drop, but the next two, at least in my assessment, don’t quite live up to its promise.
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 9 Apr. 2026
In addition to the broadcast, the moment was seemingly blasted on the JumboTron inside the stadium based on the crowd's unanimous gasp in reaction to the full moon display from the fan, who then fell to the ground to get the ball.
—Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 8 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gasp
Verb
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The window next to my desk overlooks the gym’s large communal exercise room, and throughout the day, I am taunted by the sight of gyrating bodies panting through a Zumba class or a kettlebell set.—
Rachel Syme,
New Yorker,
8 May 2026
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For one, there’s Jean-Michel Basquiat’s monumental panting Museum Security (Broadway Meltdown), from 1983, set for Sotheby’s contemporary art sale on May 14, estimated at $45 million.—
Devorah Lauter,
ARTnews.com,
4 May 2026
Noun
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Through some convoluted changes of hands, the property’s current investors rescued and reimagined the remains of a previously defunct resort to give us Ocean Casino Resort in all its glory as a sigh of relief for this prime Boardwalk location.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 May 2026
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In the clubhouse, there was a collective sigh of relief.—
Zack Meisel,
New York Times,
13 May 2026
Verb
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Some nights the crowd heaves outside Mắm and the feeling is catch as catch can, diners hunched on low plastic stools eating off only slightly taller plastic tables, on the sidewalk and in the street, even spilling over to a nearby empty storefront.—
Ligaya Mishan,
New York Times,
11 May 2026
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And all around the ballpark, fans show their emotional investment with orange traffic cones – printed on shirts, turned into hats, tiny ones hung on earrings, and full-sized ones heaved unwieldily around the stands.—
Hannah Keyser,
CNN Money,
4 May 2026
Noun
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In a world where most conversations take the form of cautious whispers, information degrades quickly.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
13 May 2026
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With a whisper of mineral notes, Ford’s was a bracingly hefty gin with impressive structure.—
Sam Stone,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
12 May 2026
Verb
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She was even famously hospitalized for hyperventilating while watching a Lakers game from home.—
Rachel McRady,
PEOPLE,
2 May 2026
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But what makes the tune so neat are all the micro-weirdnesses: the airy bits that conjure up ghosts hyperventilating after running a marathon, the tinny tweakage that hits a third of the way in.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
10 Apr. 2026
Noun
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From inside the Old Pilgrim, the murmur of voices sounded like a television show streaming in another room.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 May 2026
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The famous voice occasionally softens into a murmur.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
6 May 2026
Noun
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There are mud pools from Yellowstone National Park that have a squeamish gurgle, and hearing them amid a crackling bonfire feels unexpectedly harmonious, even plausible.—
Joshua Minsoo Kim,
Pitchfork,
28 Apr. 2026
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Her stomach made an audible gurgle.—
Douglas Stuart,
New Yorker,
12 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The first seven minutes are a beatless drift of gas-canister hiss, intended to symbolize the sound of a baby emerging into the world.—
Ben Cardew,
Pitchfork,
2 May 2026
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Apple's implementation is natural and consistent, without the hiss introduced by Bose and Sony.—
Christian de Looper,
PC Magazine,
18 Apr. 2026
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“Gasp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gasp. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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