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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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One already breathing a sigh of relief as he was projected to make it through an uncertain gubernatorial primary for Democrats.—
Kaitlyn Schallhorn,
Daily News,
9 June 2026
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As the offensive tug-of-war continued into the second quarter and New York cut the lead down to three, Brunson finally appeared back on the bench and checked back into the game as Knicks fans breathed a sigh of relief.—
Jacob Lev,
CNN Money,
4 June 2026
Verb
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And so, in the constant tug-of-war between tradition and innovation, the latest design heaves toward history, meeting the future’s infrastructure needs in comfortingly familiar costume.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
8 June 2026
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The 1926 storm was more like a steamroller, heaving its hurricane strength winds across 135 miles, from the Keys to West Palm Beach, for nearly 18 hours.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
3 June 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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Welcome to the start of the 2026 offseason for all intents and purposes, when chatter begins at a murmur before blossoming into a crescendo.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
12 June 2026
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That absence has allowed for murmurs of doubt to seep in and create a space for a new enclave of rap fans to dismiss his music as generationally specific despite his very real track record and influence over pop culture.—
Steven J. Horowitz,
Variety,
31 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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Spray paint hisses and music envelops Amsterdam Avenue as Knicks colors cover the sidewalk.—
Alaa Elassar,
CNN Money,
13 June 2026
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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
Cite this Entry
“Gasp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gasp. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.
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