as in wide
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as in staring
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 gaping
Washington Post, 8 Sep. 2021
For people who lost their mothers to COVID-19, this Mother's Day is a reminder of a freshly gaping void.
—Alia E. Dastagir, USA TODAY, 7 May 2021
Then again, no one knew Dallas would lose four key players to the coronavirus for the better part of three weeks, the most gaping puncture wound that caused bloody January.
—Brad Townsend, Dallas News, 31 Jan. 2021
For Microsoft, the partnership fills the obvious and gaping hole in its offerings ever since Nadella threw in the towel on the company's own line of Windows phones.
—Aaron Pressman, Fortune, 7 Aug. 2019
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Adjective
Newsom won with 80 percent of the vote in Alameda County in 2018; two years later President Biden and Vice President Harris won the county by an equally gaping margin.
—Washington Post, 8 Sep. 2021
For people who lost their mothers to COVID-19, this Mother's Day is a reminder of a freshly gaping void.
—Alia E. Dastagir, USA TODAY, 7 May 2021
Then again, no one knew Dallas would lose four key players to the coronavirus for the better part of three weeks, the most gaping puncture wound that caused bloody January.
—Brad Townsend, Dallas News, 31 Jan. 2021
For Microsoft, the partnership fills the obvious and gaping hole in its offerings ever since Nadella threw in the towel on the company's own line of Windows phones.
—Aaron Pressman, Fortune, 7 Aug. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gaping
Adjective
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The black-and-white clip also featured a Casablanca-esque wide shot of a man in a trench coat walking down an eerie street as an unseen violin plays a crackling melody.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
26 Mar. 2025
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Hundreds of thousands of emails and other confidential material spilled onto the internet, and the hackers threatened to carry out terrorist attacks on cinemas showing the film, causing Sony to retreat and pull its wide release.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
26 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Yet the shooting also divided the American public in ways that many found disturbing, including a yawning lack of empathy for the victim and even cheering for the shooter.—
Patrik Jonsson,
The Christian Science Monitor,
10 Dec. 2024
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The nation has also a yawning fiscal deficit, a trade deficit of $43 billion, plus a daunting $45 billion debt to the International Monetary Fund, with $10.6 billion due to the multilateral and private creditors by April.—
Débora Rey,
The Christian Science Monitor,
13 Dec. 2023
Adjective
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Yes, but: There are ways to remain exposed, if somewhat more indirectly.—
Brady Dale,
Axios,
7 Mar. 2025
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By placing the host in an exposed, elevated position, the fungus maximizes its chances of dispersing spores effectively.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
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“Gaping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gaping. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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