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as in panted
to breathe hard, quickly, or with difficulty
the runner was audibly gasping by the end of the marathon
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Recent Examples of gasped
Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 11 June 2026
Just then, Chinouriri gasped as Slayyyter started playing in the distance, and was back to dancing in her seat.
—Leigh Nordstrom, Footwear News, 9 June 2026
The former mayor flung back in his seat underneath the player, and the crowd gasped.
—Amethyst Martinez, USA Today, 9 June 2026
Korda gasped, covered her mouth, waved to the crowd and wiped away tears.
—Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2026
Sibley’s family and friends gasped and put their hands over their mouths as the jury acquitted on the murder counts, while Popov’s mother cried in relief.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 8 June 2026
The crowd gasped, then erupted in cheers.
—Michael Schulman, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
Churchgoers gasped and glanced at their neighbors; some burst out laughing.
—Yvonne Wingett Sanchez, The Atlantic, 31 May 2026
Anabelle gasped for air for about three minutes before going still, body camera footage shows.
—Clare Amari, New York Times, 27 May 2026
Verb
As seen in footage shared to X and credited to Danish outlet Billed Bladet, the Queen gasped when her son headed in her direction.
—Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 11 June 2026
Just then, Chinouriri gasped as Slayyyter started playing in the distance, and was back to dancing in her seat.
—Leigh Nordstrom, Footwear News, 9 June 2026
The former mayor flung back in his seat underneath the player, and the crowd gasped.
—Amethyst Martinez, USA Today, 9 June 2026
Korda gasped, covered her mouth, waved to the crowd and wiped away tears.
—Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2026
Sibley’s family and friends gasped and put their hands over their mouths as the jury acquitted on the murder counts, while Popov’s mother cried in relief.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 8 June 2026
The crowd gasped, then erupted in cheers.
—Michael Schulman, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
Churchgoers gasped and glanced at their neighbors; some burst out laughing.
—Yvonne Wingett Sanchez, The Atlantic, 31 May 2026
Anabelle gasped for air for about three minutes before going still, body camera footage shows.
—Clare Amari, New York Times, 27 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gasped
Adjective
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This blend of styles is not only about presenting contrasts—clean versus shouted vocals, melodic versus dissonant riffs, headbanging versus moshing—but also preserving the murky in-between that only elevates the extreme.—
Sam Sodomsky,
Pitchfork,
7 Jan. 2026
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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On one of the machines a Cluely employee panted and huffed in the dark.—
Sam Kriss,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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For many leaders, the phrase conjures up whispered alliances, opportunistic loyalty, self-interested maneuvering and the slow poisoning of organizational culture.—
Harrison Monarth,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
Verb
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Fans fought in the streets, heaved bottles, smashed windows and shouted filthy insults in the melee, which left nearly 50 people injured.—
AJ Willingham,
AJC.com,
15 June 2026
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Bridges fielded a pass, spun around and heaved an errant 3-pointer.—
Fred Katz,
New York Times,
10 June 2026
Adjective
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His wraparound, tight-quarters assist on a Keshad Johnson dunk in the second half breathed fire into the lungs of the home crowd.—
Bryce Miller Columnist,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 Nov. 2021
Adjective
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No photograph could catch the smell drifting from the nearby military barracks and Indian camps; capture the murmured swirl of French, English, Arapaho, and Lakota; or let a viewer feel the colliding anxieties and expectations that hung heavy over negotiations like this.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The Peacock series follows the ongoing adventures of the pot-smoking, foul-mouthed teddy bear Ted.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
16 June 2026
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Though Jurassic Park was an absolute blockbuster, Jackson's breakthrough role actually came the following year as the foul-mouthed Jules in 1994's Pulp Fiction, which earned him an Oscar nomination.—
Huntley Woods,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 June 2026
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“Gasped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gasped. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.
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