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Recent Examples of gasp
CBS News,
26 June 2026
Sometimes poetry leaves the cinema behind, gasping for breath.
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David Denby,
New Yorker,
21 June 2026
ABC News,
22 June 2026
The cold water gasp reflex is completely involuntary and uncontrollable.
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Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
21 June 2026
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Verb
The crowd of 39,077 at Citi Field gasped and even applauded some when the replay was shown on the large videoboard in center.
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CBS News,
26 June 2026
Sometimes poetry leaves the cinema behind, gasping for breath.
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David Denby,
New Yorker,
21 June 2026
Noun
There had been a gasp from those same fans when Messi missed the penalty kick in the ninth minute with a chance to break the record earlier in the match.
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ABC News,
22 June 2026
The cold water gasp reflex is completely involuntary and uncontrollable.
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Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
21 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gasp
Verb
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Dogs primarily regulate heat through panting and small sweat glands in their paw pads, according to the American Kennel Club.
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Pet owners spoke reassuringly to their dogs, who panted and pawed their owners, and to their mewing cats.
Noun
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For example, the mirror behavior, the sigh before putting on a swimsuit, or the comment about not being able to eat something because of their diet.
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Some families already are taking discrimination cases elsewhere For many, though, the response to the announcement was a sigh of resignation.
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Serena looked down, heaved a sigh and hooked her knee around the pole before mustering up a halfhearted spin.
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In another video, an emergency worker heaves a large stone aside while working to free people from the wreckage.
Noun
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Test your knowledge of cruise controversies, wedding whispers and more in this week's American Culture Quiz.
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Sleep in peace with this tower fan, which is whisper-quiet at 25 decibels.
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Advertisement Not every variety-show booking delighted every viewer (just ask the stiffs who hyperventilated when Elvis wiggled his hips on Sullivan’s stage), but there was enough, most nights, to captivate tens of millions of them.
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And yes, Gundlach is rightfully hyperventilating about these offenders, but there are some perfectly good payout babies in this bathwater.
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In the first few minutes, the jeers were murmurs that faded into the overall atmosphere in the stands.
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The crowd of supporters didn't cheer, exactly – rather, a murmur ran through the crowd.
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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.
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Her stomach made an audible gurgle.
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Up in the stands, fans waved their own flags — including some sneaked in over the objections of FIFA and the courts — and wrestled with emotions, as boos, howls and hisses rained down from all corners of the stadium.
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Spray paint hisses and music envelops Amsterdam Avenue as Knicks colors cover the sidewalk.
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“Gasp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gasp. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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