gape
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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
One would expect a more forceful reaction, but Margaret does little more than gape and then move on.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 5, 2024
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 just stop in the road and gape for a second, not ready to walk down into it yet.
From "The Knife of Never Letting Go" by Patrick Ness
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