suspire

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for suspire
Verb
  • Trapped in a living prison and gasping for air, Kate must confront both real-life monsters of the deep and her inner demons as a desperate fight for survival and salvation unfolds.
    Alex Ritman, Variety, 7 May 2025
  • Now the Nuggets have no choice but to keep gasping for air and rolling with Oklahoma City’s punches.
    Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 5 May 2025
Verb
  • At the same time, there are other conditions that can present with allergy-like symptoms, and at high enough concentrations, even people without allergies will wheeze.
    Umair Irfan, Wired News, 5 Apr. 2025
  • Crappy Christmas lights blinked overhead, and a tiny pug wheezed on a rug by the register.
    Bryan Washington, The New Yorker, 23 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • The guests rejoice, drinks in hand, while puffing on cigarettes.
    Viren Naidu, IndieWire, 29 Apr. 2025
  • For some, the classic image of sipping cognac while puffing on a cigar still holds strong.
    Noel Burgess, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Kristen Kish Suit Envy Watch: Is her pinstriped cream waistcoat and pants the most striking thing she’s ever worn?
    Caroline Framke, Vulture, 11 Apr. 2025
  • These are stretchy, waterproof pants any woman will love.
    Christopher Murray, FOXNews.com, 29 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • In this offbeat and surreal comedy, frustrated playwright Mark becomes addicted to huffing perfume to conjure memories from a previous Italian summer vacation.
    Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 16 Apr. 2025
  • In this offbeat and surreal comedy, frustrated playwright Mark becomes addicted to huffing perfume to conjure memories from a previous Italian summer vacation.
    Katcy Stephan, Variety, 16 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • The ocean-facing 156-seat restaurant, which includes an eight-seat sushi bar and 12-seat pagoda bar, serves signature dishes such as black cod with iso squid pasta and A5 Wagyu steak, as well as locally inspired dishes including lobster truffle tempura and beef kushiyaki skewers.
    Pamela Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 May 2025
  • Poe: This one-syllable name, inspired by The Raven poet, could be a match for parents seeking a bookish name or one with a soft-gothic feel.
    Anna Earl, Parents, 15 May 2025
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“Suspire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suspire. Accessed 19 May. 2025.

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