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Recent Examples of gasp
Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 17 Apr. 2025
Trapped in a living prison and gasping for air, Kate must confront both real-life monsters of the deep and her inner demons as a desperate fight for survival and salvation unfolds.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 7 May 2025
Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
The competition went on so long, that each consecutive round was followed by a quiet gasp from the small crowd of parents, and a few playful groans from younger siblings.
—Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 21 Mar. 2025
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Verb
Adding to Stoll’s humiliation, then, is the fact that McIlroy did an interview with the reporter after his victory, and—gasp—didn’t mention his wife, just his parents and daughter.
—Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 17 Apr. 2025
Trapped in a living prison and gasping for air, Kate must confront both real-life monsters of the deep and her inner demons as a desperate fight for survival and salvation unfolds.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 7 May 2025
Noun
There was an audible gasp when Shinsuke was eliminated by Andrade, and even a couple of boo’s.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
The competition went on so long, that each consecutive round was followed by a quiet gasp from the small crowd of parents, and a few playful groans from younger siblings.
—Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 21 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gasp
Verb
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By halftime, Luka was panting like an old dog in August.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
17 May 2025
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Wallen has abandoned the panting rasp of his mid-twenties, and now performs with force and depth.—
Amanda Petrusich,
New Yorker,
16 May 2025
Noun
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The sigh of relief is playing out within our portfolio.—
Kevin Stankiewicz,
CNBC,
23 Apr. 2025
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Somewhere, the media-relations team for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints probably just let out a sigh.—
Jennifer Zhan,
Vulture,
23 Apr. 2025
Verb
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This season, Brentford have heaved 92 throw-ins directly into the penalty area from the attacking quarter of the pitch.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
9 May 2025
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Bridges ripped the ball away and heaved it down the court as time expired, clinching the Knicks’ 108-105 win.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
6 May 2025
Noun
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There have been a lot of whispers and rumours about where this prospective investment could come from but nothing concrete has emerged yet.—
Carl Anka,
New York Times,
16 May 2025
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There are enough vague, intractable whispers of diplomacy and further talks about talks, to provide the tantalising promise of a deal, without striking, or even delineating one.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
16 May 2025
Verb
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Then Tanev left the game, and fans were probably hyperventilating.—
James Mirtle,
New York Times,
10 May 2025
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Here’s a question for the hyperventilating media.—
Neal B. Freeman,
National Review,
19 Feb. 2025
Noun
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With each miss, the murmurs from the crowd grew longer, the fans mirroring the Lakers and their fading chances.—
Dan Woike,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2025
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And yet the latter seems to be in the minority as loud murmurs of discontent can be hard as Chelsea end up in their own half once more.—
Simon Johnson,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Somehow, this shell also manages to be bizarrely soft on the skin with almost no rustle.—
Adrienne So,
Wired News,
15 Apr. 2025
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Any time a leaf rustles in the outfield, the AI picks it up.—
John Werner,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The eyes start rolling and the moans come out when dudes get super gooned.—
Mikelle Street,
Them.,
6 May 2025
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The courtroom reverberated with the anguished moans and last breaths of Brianna Kupfer.—
Air Mail,
Air Mail,
19 Apr. 2025
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“Gasp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gasp. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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