suspired

past tense of suspire

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for suspired
Verb
  • By the time many of these rising talents were accruing debt in graduate writing programs, the dream of a sustainable career in the nonprofit theater had already gasped its last breath.
    Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2026
  • The crowd of 39,077 at Citi Field gasped and even applauded some when the replay was shown on the large videoboard in center.
    CBS News, CBS News, 26 June 2026
Verb
  • Difluoroethane is a gas often used in cans of compressed air, which can be huffed to produce a high, while alprazolam is the generic form of brand-name Xanax.
    Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 14 May 2026
  • Isaac Hayden huffed and puffed but received little support from Blackpool’s Karoy Anderson.
    Jack Lang, New York Times, 31 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • The organization inspired several other neighborhood step groups.
    Eva Andersen, CBS News, 28 June 2026
  • But the incident inspired him to test commercial AI glasses in an undergraduate level exam of an electrical engineering course.
    John Liu, CNN Money, 27 June 2026
Verb
  • Meanwhile in Boston, England huffed and puffed but could not blow Ghana away.
    James Horncastle, New York Times, 24 June 2026
  • Place puffed corn in a large 17x12x2-inch roasting pan.
    Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 June 2026
Verb
  • 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
  • On one of the machines a Cluely employee panted and huffed in the dark.
    Sam Kriss, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • The previous owners must have doused the property with chemicals, and as summer wheezed toward its smoky end, my lawn became less suburban ideal and more of a pop quiz in weed identification.
    Maggie Slepian, Longreads, 14 May 2026
  • The old boiler wheezed and stalled, the roof sprang leaks, half-century-old pipes cracked, and the lobby intercom was defunct.
    Michael Powell, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • The collection also accepts medical sharps, including diabetic needles, blood lancets, insulin pens, epi-pens, syringes, expired over-the-counter medicines and non-narcotic prescriptions.
    Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 29 June 2026
  • Powell's term as Fed chairman expired in mid-May, and Kevin Warsh took over the role shortly after.
    Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 29 June 2026
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“Suspired.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suspired. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.

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