Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for soughed
Verb
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Johnson sighed and rubbed a hand over her head in relief.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
10 Feb. 2026 -
Dejan Furtula sighed with despair while looking at construction machines working around the clock to remove tons of trash clogging the Drina River near his hometown of Visegrad, in eastern Bosnia.—
Eldar Emric,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The markets breathed a big sigh of relief.—
Jim Edwards,
Fortune,
22 Jan. 2026
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When the season of 15 designer debuts finished in October, the industry (and this journalist) breathed a small sigh of relief.—
Lucy Maguire,
Vogue,
20 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Frozen-looking surfers still in their wetsuits huffed past us from a secluded point break.—
Alice Gregory,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The standing-room-only crowd gasped when Malinin gave up on the quad axel.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Feb. 2026
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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
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“Soughed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/soughed. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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