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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
Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2026
When Heathcliff stuffed his fingers into Cathy’s mouth, a woman gasped and looked around the theater in disbelief.
—Rachel Handler, Vulture, 13 Feb. 2026
There were so many moments in my theater that the whole audience gasped at certain costumes.
—Kathleen Newman-Bremang, Refinery29, 13 Feb. 2026
Thompson gasped loudly as the injection began taking effect, according to The Associated Press, before taking about a dozen breaths that turned into snoring sounds.
—Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 29 Jan. 2026
As the injection began taking effect, Thompson gasped loudly, then took about a dozen breaths that evolved into three snores.
—Arkansas Online, 29 Jan. 2026
As the injection began taking effect, Thompson gasped loudly, then took about a dozen breaths that evolved into three snores.
—CBS News, 28 Jan. 2026
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
Verb
The standing-room-only crowd gasped when Malinin gave up on the quad axel.
—Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2026
When Heathcliff stuffed his fingers into Cathy’s mouth, a woman gasped and looked around the theater in disbelief.
—Rachel Handler, Vulture, 13 Feb. 2026
There were so many moments in my theater that the whole audience gasped at certain costumes.
—Kathleen Newman-Bremang, Refinery29, 13 Feb. 2026
Thompson gasped loudly as the injection began taking effect, according to The Associated Press, before taking about a dozen breaths that turned into snoring sounds.
—Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 29 Jan. 2026
As the injection began taking effect, Thompson gasped loudly, then took about a dozen breaths that evolved into three snores.
—Arkansas Online, 29 Jan. 2026
As the injection began taking effect, Thompson gasped loudly, then took about a dozen breaths that evolved into three snores.
—CBS News, 28 Jan. 2026
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
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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Seattle got a short gain on the next play, then on 3rd and 6 Darnold faced pressure and heaved the ball to Jaxon Smith-Njigba, who got behind the defense and was wide open for a potential walk-in touchdown.—
February 9,
CBS News,
9 Feb. 2026
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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
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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Gamers will know Brok as the beloved weapons dealer with an unrivaled artistry for creative, foul-mouthed curses.—
Joe Otterson,
Variety,
30 Jan. 2026
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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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“Gasped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gasped. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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