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Recent Examples of gasp
Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2026
Years ago, Juan noticed that a regular customer, Chicago Tribune journalist Steve Neal, was turning red and gasping.
—David Hammond, Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2026
Alanna Gallo, Parents, 2 June 2026
The Idol was canceled, but maybe the lackluster response to Euphoria’s last gasp could bring it back.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 2 June 2026
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Verb
Korda gasped, covered her mouth, waved to the crowd and wiped away tears.
—Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2026
Years ago, Juan noticed that a regular customer, Chicago Tribune journalist Steve Neal, was turning red and gasping.
—David Hammond, Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2026
Noun
Some of this is because our instinct as parents is often to make things easier for them, rescue them from their mistakes, and limit their experiences with struggle or (gasp) failure.
—Alanna Gallo, Parents, 2 June 2026
The Idol was canceled, but maybe the lackluster response to Euphoria’s last gasp could bring it back.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 2 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gasp
Verb
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Pet owners spoke reassuringly to their dogs, who panted and pawed their owners, and to their mewing cats.—
Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 June 2026
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White bandana, beat-up sneakers, black windbreaker pants.—
Meghan O'Brien,
NBC news,
7 June 2026
Noun
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Set the scene After weaving through downtown Nassau, passing the towering cruise ships in port, and waiting in traffic on the bridge to Paradise Island, arriving at the Ocean Club is a breath of fresh air (and a sigh of relief).—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
29 May 2026
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But after initial examinations, the Jays may be able to breathe a sigh of relief.—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
24 May 2026
Verb
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At the Australian Open, the grounds were heaving and there were lengthy lines to get into smaller courts and for food and drink outlets.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
23 May 2026
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Food and drink All-day restaurant Pure serves up a sprawling breakfast buffet complete with omelette and pancake stations, heaving tropical fruit platters, and baked goods galore, including Polynesian treats like coconut bread.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
18 May 2026
Noun
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Look for alcohol-free, subtle formulas the goal is a whisper of fragrance, not a perfume cloud that announces itself from across the room.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Miami Herald,
10 June 2026
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In biergartens, servers carry trays where alcohol‑free helles — a traditional pale lager — sits shoulder‑to‑shoulder with the classic stuff, no longer ordered with a whisper or judgment.—
David Dickstein,
Oc Register,
10 June 2026
Verb
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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.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
22 May 2026
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She was even famously hospitalized for hyperventilating while watching a Lakers game from home.—
Rachel McRady,
PEOPLE,
2 May 2026
Noun
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Minnesota has been heavily linked to the Greek forward dating back to the trade deadline, and those murmurs don’t figure to subside in the next month-plus.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
26 May 2026
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As the 2022 trade deadline approached, murmurs reached Dallas that the Knicks were on the verge of hiring Brunson’s father, Rick, as an assistant for head coach Tom Thibodeau, the same role Rick had held in Thibodeau’s two previous stops with the Chicago Bulls and Minnesota Timberwolves.—
Fred Katz,
New York Times,
26 May 2026
Noun
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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.—
Joshua Minsoo Kim,
Pitchfork,
28 Apr. 2026
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Her stomach made an audible gurgle.—
Douglas Stuart,
New Yorker,
12 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The first seven minutes are a beatless drift of gas-canister hiss, intended to symbolize the sound of a baby emerging into the world.—
Ben Cardew,
Pitchfork,
2 May 2026
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Apple's implementation is natural and consistent, without the hiss introduced by Bose and Sony.—
Christian de Looper,
PC Magazine,
18 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Gasp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gasp. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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