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gape

[geyp, gap] / geɪp, gæp /




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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

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

Shops are closed and apartment blocks gape with broken windows.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 6, 2022

Mr Kinnock, who was director of the British Council in St Petersburg from 2005 to 2008, said time spent there taught him there was a huge gape between the Russian public and the country's leadership.

From BBC • Feb. 28, 2022

I gape at him gratefully as he steps back next to Amy, who has a new look of respect in her eyes.

From "A Mango-Shaped Space" by Wendy Mass




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