agape
adjective or adverb
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agape
noun
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Synonyms: Adjective or adverb
agog, anticipant, anticipatory, expectant
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The father of three shared a photo of himself to social media in which his mouth was agape and his eyes wide open. — Rasha Ali, USA TODAY, "Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson avoids putting together his daughter's Barbie house and we get it," 18 June 2019 Some stretch downward, jaws agape; these are gargoyles, who vomit out the runoff of the rain (above). — Bruce Dale, National Geographic, "Adored, neglected, and restored: A 1968 Nat Geo feature explored Notre Dame," 17 Apr. 2019 Last week, or maybe the week before (the days fly by so fast), reporters were all agape with surprise that the electron was round. — Chris Lee, Ars Technica, "Physicists report electron is round—what does that mean?," 7 Nov. 2018 The mouth-agape moment captured during the awards show broadcast quickly became a gif, circulating through the Twitter-verse. — Megan Decker, Harper's BAZAAR, "Jennifer Garner Just Responded to Her Viral Oscars Meme in the Most Hilarious Way," 6 Mar. 2018 Newton’s law: Newton defied physics and redeemed himself during an inconsistent senior year with the game winner that left fans’ jaws agape and him at the bottom of a pile of teammates. — Linda Robertson, miamiherald, "Miami stuns North Carolina as Newton’s 35-foot shot beats the buzzer and the Tar Heels | Miami Herald," 28 Feb. 2018 His mouth was agape and like, 'Now, wait a minute, wait a minute,' and this cop put a billy club under his chin and started marching him. — Leor Galil, Chicago Reader, "Archive Dive / Music What caused the melee outside a Public Enemy and Sonic Youth show at the Aragon in 1990?," 23 Feb. 2018 The shell, however, is always somewhat agape, and the animal is visible all around except at the hinge. — David Berger, The Seattle Times, "Love at low tide: We’re still digging those delicious razor clams," 25 Aug. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'agape.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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