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
Dogs everywhere — barking, panting and running away from their owners — was the scene Tuesday at a pop-up wellness clinic for pets at the Catholic Charities Dorothy Day Campus Place in downtown St. Paul.
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Safiya Mohamed, Twin Cities, 17 June 2025
Everyone rocked their spin on Todd’s elevated yet approachable aesthetic: unstructured blazers over vintage tees, Gurkha pants with cowboy boots, and seersucker layered with denim.
—Michael Stefanov, Robb Report, 11 June 2025
Plus, the 100-percent, double-weave cotton feels light on the skin, giving even your best pair of comfy pajama pants a run for its money.
—Kristin Braswell, Travel + Leisure, 28 May 2025
Timothée Chalamet Timothée Chalamet wears the Visa CashApp Racing Bulls team kit shirt and Chrome Hearts pants with Timberland Boots.
—Kanika Talwar, Footwear News, 6 May 2025
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Safiya Mohamed, Twin Cities, 17 June 2025
Everyone rocked their spin on Todd’s elevated yet approachable aesthetic: unstructured blazers over vintage tees, Gurkha pants with cowboy boots, and seersucker layered with denim.
—Michael Stefanov, Robb Report, 11 June 2025
Plus, the 100-percent, double-weave cotton feels light on the skin, giving even your best pair of comfy pajama pants a run for its money.
—Kristin Braswell, Travel + Leisure, 28 May 2025
Timothée Chalamet Timothée Chalamet wears the Visa CashApp Racing Bulls team kit shirt and Chrome Hearts pants with Timberland Boots.
—Kanika Talwar, Footwear News, 6 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pant
gasp
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One showed a cucumber gasping at the sight of a jar of sliced pickles.—
Pamela McLoughlin,
Hartford Courant,
28 July 2025
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The surrounding sidewalks are fringed with gasping palms and packed tightly with bodies in capri pants and sleeveless sweaters.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
People.com,
17 July 2025
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“Pant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pant. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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