gassing

present participle of gas
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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of gassing In contrast, the various legal methods of human execution — from hanging to electrocution to gassing — are neither peaceful nor painless. — Dr. Jacob Appel, New York Daily News, 8 Oct. 2026 Eight men were killed via gassing until an Alabama district judge ruled the execution method unconstitutionally cruel, in June; the Supreme Court has maintained the block. — Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 3 Oct. 2026 While gassing up her 2004 Honda, Aja Harmon of Kearny Mesa shook her head as the digits on the pump whizzed by. — Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Sep. 2026 Mannion was certainly gassing him up in his press session on Monday. — Andy Behrens, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026 Some start gassing up and leave while others finish the pumping process and then go into the store! — Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 12 Aug. 2026 The flames reached an ammonia line, which started off-gassing and led to several small explosions, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department. — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2026 Curry Barker is gassing up his chainsaw. — Aaron Couch, HollywoodReporter, 21 Apr. 2026 While drivers everywhere can’t help but notice how sharply pump prices have risen, the trouble on the farm goes beyond gassing up the F-150. — Chicago Tribune, Twin Cities, 26 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gassing
Verb
  • Times columnists Gustavo Arellano, Steve Lopez and Lorraine Ali are chatting about Tuesday night’s Los Angeles mayoral debate between Mayor Karen Bass and Councilmember Nithya Raman.
    — Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
  • The challenge will include multiple phases, including a concept design, concept refinement after chatting with reviewers, and then a final selection.
    — Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 12 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The front floating console houses dual 50-watt wireless smartphone charging pads alongside a refrigerator and cooker capable of chilling drinks or warming food.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 17 Oct. 2026
  • The extended forecast looks mostly quiet, with a warming trend through the week.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 16 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • That level of pure confidence while talking to the person with cold, hard footage is what makes Lisa Barlow the perfect Real Housewife.
    — Tom Smyth, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2026
  • There are so many more interesting things than listening to a bunch of Flock employees talking on a wireless microphone with radio.
    — Nilay Patel, The Verge, 15 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • On TikTok, creators crow about Le Pliage’s visually and physically satisfying design, produced in workshops across Western France.
    — Joe Bobowicz, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2026
  • And as always, sites and zones on Mars for the choppers means satisfying engineering constraints imposed by the project and spacecraft design.
    — Leonard David, Space.com, 15 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The Pope woke up from surgical anesthesia without any complications, and requested dinner while conversing with Vatican staff.
    — Alice Park, Time, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Mexican security forces, both military and police, were also observed conversing with Border Patrol agents over the international boundary.
    — Ryan Devereaux, ProPublica, 10 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Irish comedian Joanne McNally was first on stage, delighting the packed house with the woes of being single and 40.
    — Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Instead of delighting fans by paying loving homage to the movies or winning over newcomers with an exciting fresh take on the material, the show fails on both fronts, swinging wildly from one misbegotten idea to the next.
    — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • For his fourth feature, Post Tenebras Lux, Reygadas took a major detour toward the avant-garde and the personal, in a move that garnered him some detractors while pleasing his more hardcore fans.
    — Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 28 Sep. 2026
  • But a taste for a cheap, crowd-pleasing meal may be something the two leaders share.
    — Dee-Ann Durbin, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Unseasonal weather that curtails feasting on the scrumptious sushi served on the roof terrace from May to October.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
  • After feasting on whole turbot and simmental steak, the crowd moved to the dance floor as Rau took over the decks.
    — Vogue, Vogue, 5 Oct. 2026

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“Gassing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gassing. Accessed 22 Oct. 2026.

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