as in to gasp
to breathe hard, quickly, or with difficulty
the dog was panting heavily after his breakneck run across the field
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Recent Examples of pant
For one, there’s Jean-Michel Basquiat’s monumental panting Museum Security (Broadway Meltdown), from 1983, set for Sotheby’s contemporary art sale on May 14, estimated at $45 million.
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Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 4 May 2026
Potential symptoms include rapid breathing, vomiting, panting and a high heart rate.
—Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 16 Apr. 2026
As soft as pajamas yet lovely enough to wear out on the town (or around the ship), the micro modal fabric of these Saint Haven pants drapes elegantly, resists wrinkles, and has a relaxed fit that works equally well at a harbor-side bar or a breezy dinner ashore.
—Amanda Eyre Ward, Travel + Leisure, 13 Apr. 2026
Some see this version of him as containment, a player without his old spring and who pants a little more during recovery runs.
—Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2026
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Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 4 May 2026
Potential symptoms include rapid breathing, vomiting, panting and a high heart rate.
—Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 16 Apr. 2026
As soft as pajamas yet lovely enough to wear out on the town (or around the ship), the micro modal fabric of these Saint Haven pants drapes elegantly, resists wrinkles, and has a relaxed fit that works equally well at a harbor-side bar or a breezy dinner ashore.
—Amanda Eyre Ward, Travel + Leisure, 13 Apr. 2026
Some see this version of him as containment, a player without his old spring and who pants a little more during recovery runs.
—Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pant
gasp
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Another video shows Wallen walking back towards the piano, as the audience gasps and cheers in response.—
Raven Brunner,
PEOPLE,
1 June 2026
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The crowd gasped, then erupted in cheers.—
Michael Schulman,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026
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“Pant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pant. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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