Exposed and Gaping

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Exposed adjective - Being in a situation where one is likely to meet with harm.

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Gaping and exposed are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Gaping" instead an adjective "Exposed".

Nearby Words: exposure, exposing

Gaping adjective - With the mouth wide open as in wonder or awe.

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Exposed and gaping are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Exposed" instead an adjective "Gaping".

Nearby Words: gap, gape, gaped, gaper

The gaping eye-socket and patch of exposed skull from its first "death" are seemingly the only things on its body it can't regenerate.

Source: Eye Scream / Tabletop Games
Yet viewers are too busy gaping at the exposed genitalia (perhaps they might be shocked by it, as suggested above) - or, worse, they might choose that moment to go buy some popcorn - and the moment is sabotaged.

Source: Analysis / Right Through His Pants
Creepy Cute: Almost every character in the webcomic could fall under this trope, but Nuggles takes first place as a cute, cuddly, giant Killer Teddy Bear with an exposed skull-like head and gaping hole in the torso to reveal his ribcage and internal organs.

Source: Webcomic / I Want A Drink

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