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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
Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 20 Jan. 2026
Aisha gasped and turned to stare at the woman who sat there.
—Literary Hub, 7 Jan. 2026
Kids cheered, some adults gasped and there was a standing ovation.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 29 Dec. 2025
Members of his family seated in the gallery audibly gasped and broke down in tears as Cole entered the courtroom and sat down next to his attorney, John Shoreman.
—Alexander Mallin, ABC News, 5 Dec. 2025
Business professionals who gathered at the Seminole Hard Rock Casino gasped when Klutch Sports Group founder and CEO Rich Paul spoke at the Black Professional Network’s LegacyCon.
—Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 17 Nov. 2025
Ripa exclaimed after the audience gasped.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Sep. 2025
Voices gasped, exhaled for a beat, then rose up in screams of horror.
—Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
Some exchanges were breathtaking — to them, certainly, and to those in the stands who gasped at the power during longer points.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
As Jenkins slowly stepped out wearing an off-the-shoulder gown from Lillian Ruth Bride, custom-altered by Jordyn White and styled by Nupt Styling, everyone gasped and clapped.
—Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 20 Jan. 2026
Aisha gasped and turned to stare at the woman who sat there.
—Literary Hub, 7 Jan. 2026
Kids cheered, some adults gasped and there was a standing ovation.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 29 Dec. 2025
Members of his family seated in the gallery audibly gasped and broke down in tears as Cole entered the courtroom and sat down next to his attorney, John Shoreman.
—Alexander Mallin, ABC News, 5 Dec. 2025
Business professionals who gathered at the Seminole Hard Rock Casino gasped when Klutch Sports Group founder and CEO Rich Paul spoke at the Black Professional Network’s LegacyCon.
—Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 17 Nov. 2025
Ripa exclaimed after the audience gasped.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Sep. 2025
Voices gasped, exhaled for a beat, then rose up in screams of horror.
—Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
Some exchanges were breathtaking — to them, certainly, and to those in the stands who gasped at the power during longer points.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2025
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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Fiala outbattled two Rangers for an offensive-zone recovery, got the puck back from Alex Turcotte and heaved a shot on net.—
Andrew Knoll,
Daily News,
21 Jan. 2026
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The Bears forced overtime when Williams scrambled backward and heaved a fourth-down touchdown pass to tight end Cole Kmet in the back corner of the end zone with 18 seconds left in regulation.—
The Athletic NFL Staff,
New York Times,
19 Jan. 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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While one of them reconstructs fragments of silently mouthed words from throat vibrations, the other interprets emotional and contextual signals, such as the time of day or weather conditions, to expand short phrases into complete sentences.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Jan. 2026
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Peacock has dropped the official red band trailer for Season 2 of Seth MacFarlane‘s Ted (appropriately red band for the foul-mouthed teddy bear).—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
15 Jan. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Gasped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gasped. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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