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Recent Examples of gasp
Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 25 Oct. 2024
Around 16 million people in the U.S. have COPD, and anxiety about gasping for air leads many to avoid physical activity altogether.
—Matt Fuchs, TIME, 24 Oct. 2024
Ryan MacAsero, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
Their faces spoke louder: frowns of frustration, gasps of shock, squints of doubt, bursts of laughter, pouts of disappointment.
—Gerui Wang, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
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Verb
Inside the courtroom at the Leighton Criminal Court Building, Colombo’s mother, Tonya Colombo, gasped as the verdict was read.
—Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 25 Oct. 2024
Around 16 million people in the U.S. have COPD, and anxiety about gasping for air leads many to avoid physical activity altogether.
—Matt Fuchs, TIME, 24 Oct. 2024
Noun
Her announcement elicited gasps and stunned expressions from both the audience and the county board.
—Ryan MacAsero, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
Their faces spoke louder: frowns of frustration, gasps of shock, squints of doubt, bursts of laughter, pouts of disappointment.
—Gerui Wang, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gasp
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The video shows Daisy standing and staring out the window, whining and panting as a shelter member tries to comfort her.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
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Down the street, a mule lay panting on its side, its skin lacerated from shrapnel.Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2024
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Hope King Oct 30, 2024 - Economy Amid AI spending surge, Alphabet delivers on core products Alphabet's strong third quarter triggered a sigh of relief among investors who remain just as focused on the company's core products as its ballooning AI investments.Hope King, Axios, 1 Nov. 2024
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The man in the room announces his presence with a heavy sigh.Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 1 Nov. 2024
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The director’s love of opera is what makes sense of this huge, heaving epic.Tim Greiving, Los Angeles Times, 20 Nov. 2024
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Armstrong is a naturally feral vocalist, heaving her voice across these 11 tracks with head-snapping velocity.Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 15 Nov. 2024
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In a glancing sense, for me, there are whispers of the Stephen Sondheim and James Goldman musical Follies in The Last Showgirl.Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 23 Nov. 2024
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The Kimberley is a truly wild place, where human history is merely a whisper over millennia.Erin Florio, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Nov. 2024
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Getting short of breath often brings on anxiety that causes some people to start to hyperventilate.Sarah Klein, TIME, 20 Nov. 2024
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Juliana Peres Magalhães, the nanny for a suburban Virginia family who pleaded guilty to manslaughter last month in a double homicide case, can be seen hyperventilating in new police body camera footage from the Fairfax County Police Department.Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 9 Nov. 2024
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On Saturday, as culmination to Marvel’s packed San Diego Comic-Con panel announcing the studio’s upcoming slate of projects, veteran MCU hands Anthony and Joe Russo appeared onstage alongside a phalanx of sinister metal-mask-wearing, robed figures to ecstatic cheers and awed murmurs.Chris Lee, Vulture, 29 July 2024
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Hinchcliffe said, prompting murmurs and scattered boos from the crowd.Nina Turner, Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2024
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Leaves that cling to deciduous trees, or rustle in heaps at their trunks, make do with subtle shades of brown.Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 7 Nov. 2024
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All around them, acorns pinball to the forest floor as leaves rustle in the mid-September wind.Benjamin Cassidy, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Oct. 2024
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And this is coming from the guy who always bitches, moans, and complains when players share news of their idols and advantages!Dalton Ross, EW.com, 31 Oct. 2024
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That overrides the crowd reaction to many on-pitch incidents — there are fewer audible moans when a foul is committed, fewer jeers when there’s an opposition shot way off target, and sometimes less of a silence when a goal is conceded.Michael Cox, The Athletic, 28 Aug. 2024
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“Gasp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gasp. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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