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Jack Smart, Peoplemag, 31 July 2024
His father was also the kind of man who sucked the oxygen out of every room and left you gasping.
—Lauren Groff, The Atlantic, 28 Sep. 2024
Angel Saunders, People.com, 11 Oct. 2024
Suddenly, a lawyer for the golf course shows up at Abbott with gift cards and promises of new computers, and the teachers are — gasp! — swayed into taking bribes.
—Vlada Gelman, TVLine, 9 Oct. 2024
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Verb
The video, taken at Las Vegas during this year’s CinemaCon in April, shows the Oscar nominee gasping in shock as her plastic counterpart erupts into song.
—Jack Smart, Peoplemag, 31 July 2024
His father was also the kind of man who sucked the oxygen out of every room and left you gasping.
—Lauren Groff, The Atlantic, 28 Sep. 2024
Noun
Just as the pink floral arrangement is shown, the mom-to-be gasps and covers her mouth in excitement as the shade signifies that the husband and wife will soon have a little girl on their hands.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 11 Oct. 2024
Suddenly, a lawyer for the golf course shows up at Abbott with gift cards and promises of new computers, and the teachers are — gasp! — swayed into taking bribes.
—Vlada Gelman, TVLine, 9 Oct. 2024
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“Gasp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gasp. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.
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