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gasp

noun as in sharply drawn breath

verb as in draw breath in sharply

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Children coming to see the green dinosaur will gasp before their parents do.

They dismissed the measure’s victory as the last gasp of a white electorate and reassured Latinos who lived in states that spawned dozens of copycat laws, measures and politicians by retelling the Democratic triumphalist part like it was gospel.

Many hoped that night’s statement was the last gasp of Trumpian lies and hyperbole.

Her provocative stage presence in a dazzling series of Paris by Night videos, her tight-fitting body suits and bikini tops, her bravado and sultry voice made the older generation gasp.

When that figure was read out at the public inquiry, there was an audible gasp from survivors and relatives in the room.

From BBC

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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