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gaping

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verb

present participle of gape

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of gaping
Adjective
There is a gaping sense of hunger, particularly in a story of a love between two women, one with a crescent moon tattoo on her chest. Nina McLaughlin, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Mar. 2023 Newsom won with 80 percent of the vote in Alameda County in 2018; two years later President Biden and Vice President Harris won the county by an equally gaping margin. Washington Post, 8 Sep. 2021 For people who lost their mothers to COVID-19, this Mother's Day is a reminder of a freshly gaping void. Alia E. Dastagir, USA TODAY, 7 May 2021 Then again, no one knew Dallas would lose four key players to the coronavirus for the better part of three weeks, the most gaping puncture wound that caused bloody January. Brad Townsend, Dallas News, 31 Jan. 2021 See All Example Sentences for gaping
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gaping
Adjective
  • Touching on a wide range of topics, Obama delivered a history lesson about democracy and freedom with references to the Civil War, World War II, civil rights, solidarity in Poland, and the Berlin Wall.
    Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 18 June 2025
  • Designers are drawn to the Carson fabric by Cone Denim for its wide range of uses.
    Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 18 June 2025
Adjective
  • Yet the shooting also divided the American public in ways that many found disturbing, including a yawning lack of empathy for the victim and even cheering for the shooter.
    Patrik Jonsson, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Dec. 2024
  • The nation has also a yawning fiscal deficit, a trade deficit of $43 billion, plus a daunting $45 billion debt to the International Monetary Fund, with $10.6 billion due to the multilateral and private creditors by April.
    Débora Rey, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Dec. 2023
Adjective
  • The west side of your house is more exposed, thus hotter than the east side.
    Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2025
  • Rifkin noticed some exposed brick in the back of the store.
    Robert Sullivan, New Yorker, 19 May 2025

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“Gaping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gaping. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.

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