as in hey
used to show that you are very surprised or pleased
Wow! This is delicious! Oh, wow! I can't believe you came!
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Recent Examples of wow
Lasers From concerts to light shows, lasers have been used to amaze and wow audiences.
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Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
But, wow, has this been a case of near-catastrophic wishful thinking.
—Susan B. Glasser, New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2025
In the meantime, Apple may have to rely on its physical devices to wow consumers.
—Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 28 Mar. 2025
Top brass does not need to see Jeanty perform in shorts (video is available) when his game tape is packed with wow moments.
—Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2025
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Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
But, wow, has this been a case of near-catastrophic wishful thinking.
—Susan B. Glasser, New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2025
In the meantime, Apple may have to rely on its physical devices to wow consumers.
—Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 28 Mar. 2025
Top brass does not need to see Jeanty perform in shorts (video is available) when his game tape is packed with wow moments.
—Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wow
Interjection
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Having said that, hey did a good job building anticipation toward that moment.—
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes.com,
20 Apr. 2025
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The listing is pushing, somewhat aggressively, for in-ground pool installation and converting the smaller structure into a pool house, but, hey, follow your heart’s upstate calling.—
Matthew Sedacca,
Curbed,
16 Apr. 2025
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Perhaps the dog butted in once and the humans laughed and made a fuss of the dog and the dog thinks, 'Ah-ha!—
Matt Robison,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Apr. 2025
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Su trabajo ha sido reconocido con premios de Florida Society of News Editors y Society for Profesional Journalists.—
Nora Gámez Torres,
Miami Herald,
16 Apr. 2025
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“Wow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wow. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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