as in stare
a fixed intent look
I told him to stop staring, that his rather stupid gape was annoying
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as in to stare
to look long and hard in wonder or surprise
she suddenly realized she had been gaping at the good-looking waiter instead of giving him her order
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Recent Examples of gape
Allaire Nuss, EW.com, 18 May 2024
The question seemed to vex the many passers-by who stopped to gape.
—Priya Krishna, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2024
James Parker, The Atlantic, 26 Nov. 2024
Surgery to remove suspicious, but ultimately non-cancerous tissue, went wrong and left Canales with a gaping, oozing hole on her chest, which took months to surgically repair and heal.
—Bianca Moreno-Paz, Austin American-Statesman, 24 Nov. 2024
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Noun
Her grin settled into a disbelieving, pinch-me-so-I-know-it’s-real gape.
—Allaire Nuss, EW.com, 18 May 2024
The question seemed to vex the many passers-by who stopped to gape.
—Priya Krishna, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2024
Verb
Sit down, sit down, with your gaping cupboards and your rebellious buttons.
—James Parker, The Atlantic, 26 Nov. 2024
Surgery to remove suspicious, but ultimately non-cancerous tissue, went wrong and left Canales with a gaping, oozing hole on her chest, which took months to surgically repair and heal.
—Bianca Moreno-Paz, Austin American-Statesman, 24 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gape
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Clues like stare, arcs and Saran were not. Follow me on Twitter, YouTube, Bluesky and Instagram. Pick up my sci-fi novels the Herokiller series and The Earthborn Trilogy.Paul Tassi, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
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Eventually, Collette’s rigid, defensive stare gives way to belief while Hoult’s cherubic face hides a weak, secretive nature.Armond White, National Review, 22 Nov. 2024
Verb
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Clingan’s face lit up, and teammates couldn’t help but gawk over the rings.Kels Dayton, Hartford Courant, 18 Nov. 2024
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The Washington Post, New Yorker and New York Times all searched for answers, gawking at the hundreds of millions Trump spent on golf properties without uncovering the source of the funds.Dan Alexander, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
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Each actor does their best work wordlessly, the fluttering of a throat or a downward gaze speaking volumes.Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
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Finally, Burges felt ready to carry the responsibility of servicing diners through his own unique gaze.Andrew Watman, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
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Vance has largely stayed out of the public eye since the Nov. 5 election aside from shepherding Trump's Cabinet nominees around Capitol Hill.DARLENE SUPERVILLE AND GARY ROBERTSON THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, arkansasonline.com, 7 Dec. 2024
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The trick is to make the eye pay attention to everything but those not-so-realistic branches.Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Dec. 2024
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“Gape.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gape. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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