gape
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The corners of its mouth, called the gape, stopped around the middle of its eyes and turned up, which someone described as a “Mona Lisa smile,” she said.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 4, 2025
But the company's wholesale volumes for the whole year were still down 9% at 6,030 cars, pushing its pre-tax losses to gape by a further 21% to £289 million.
From BBC • Feb. 26, 2025
Scientology remains this subgenre’s biggest recurring star, even as we seasonally gape at and praise the high-power talent that legitimizes it.
From Salon • Jun. 6, 2024
One would expect a more forceful reaction, but Margaret does little more than gape and then move on.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 5, 2024
Some people were only able to gape at her, but many talked and those that did found her warmer and gentler than she had ever been before.
From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman
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