gaped
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Customers have gaped at his portion sizes, he said—one woman ordered a plate of nachos and consumed roughly four bites.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026
Far out in the desert, the researchers gaped at the six-foot-long femur, the jaw, teeth, and base of the crest.
From Barron's ● Feb. 27, 2026
Anyone who has ever gaped through a gym’s plate-glass window or nodded off to a late-night infomercial has become familiar with the contraptions.
From Slate ● Jun. 24, 2023
I haven’t gaped at, shuddered through, turned away from or wincingly crossed my legs during a better movie this year than “De Humani Corporis Fabrica.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 27, 2023
The boy gaped, and struggled, as he might in the classroom, with a test in history.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
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