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Recent Examples of gasp
Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2025
That result followed a late winner at home to Arsenal and, of course, the last-gasp recovery against Bournemouth in the first week of the Premier League.
—Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Jp Mangalindan, Time, 12 Sep. 2025
Stunned spectators gasp and scream before people start running away.
—Jesse Bedayn, Fortune, 11 Sep. 2025
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Verb
In the slightly blurry snap, Eilish can be seen reacting with a gasp as Sulewski shows off her new engagement ring with a huge smile on her face.
—Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2025
That result followed a late winner at home to Arsenal and, of course, the last-gasp recovery against Bournemouth in the first week of the Premier League.
—Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Noun
Demerzel gasps, and for once Day isn’t preening in the mirror but bowing his head.
—Jp Mangalindan, Time, 12 Sep. 2025
Stunned spectators gasp and scream before people start running away.
—Jesse Bedayn, Fortune, 11 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gasp
Verb
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The dog was panting and shifting from one foot to the other.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Sep. 2025
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The city, which is the capital of the Emilia-Romagna region, is rich in porticoes—elegant arcaded structures that line the streets and allow the panting pedestrian, at any point, to flee the sunlight’s blaze and seek shade.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Burnett cackled and let out a showy sigh.—
Rachel Syme,
New Yorker,
29 Sep. 2025
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What followed wasn’t just a celebration but a deep sigh of satisfaction for Luke Donald and his boys.—
Devlina Sarkar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Hurts heaved his Hail Mary attempt a play later.—
Brooks Kubena,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
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Flaming palm fronds heaved back and forth across the frame, and embers streaked the air.—
Dana Goodyear,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
Noun
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While an insider confirmed to Fox News Digital that there have been whispers of another woman, TMZ was first to report that the country star may already be involved with someone else.—
Christina Dugan Ramirez,
FOXNews.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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Grzeda said the whisper PepsiCo detected in the early 2000s has become a roar, fueled by social media and growing consumer interest in ingredients.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
2 Oct. 2025
Verb
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As her tribe hugged her in victory, Erickson was crying and hyperventilating while former tribemate Joe Hunter was shown looking on in concern.—
Steve Helling,
PEOPLE,
24 Sep. 2025
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The hyperactive plotting runs on hyperventilating prose.—
Book Marks
September 11,
Literary Hub,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The murmur of medical machines in London is a far cry from the grinding buzz of Israeli drones in northern Gaza – where his two younger brothers, Muhammad, 14, and Yusuf, 12, are displaced.—
Christina Macfarlane,
CNN Money,
26 Sep. 2025
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The menu circles the room to appreciative murmurs.—
John Metcalfe,
Mercury News,
25 Sep. 2025
Noun
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That calmness, however, was soon overtaken by the kitchen, with the hiss of the pans, stir of the pots and sharp calls exchanged between cooks quickly filling the air, along with the sounds of an upbeat Peruvian song playing in the background.—
Evan Moore,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Sep. 2025
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The first meeting resulted in a hiss from Miriam, but after a few days, the two are obsessed.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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High in the hills near the Myanmar border, Ban Rak Thai greets the morning with the smell of oolong and the soft rustle of tea leaves.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
24 Aug. 2025
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As Denver’s locker room echoes with the empty rustles of equipment staffers, Jahdae Barron lingers.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
22 Aug. 2025
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“Gasp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gasp. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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