—used to express strong feeling (such as pleasure or surprise)
wowed; wowing; wows
: to excite to enthusiastic admiration or approval
a performance that wowed the critics
: a distortion in reproduced sound consisting of a slow rise and fall of pitch caused by speed variation in the reproducing system
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Verb
Her performance wowed the critics.
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David Fear, Rolling Stone, 7 Oct. 2025
Which … wow, that’s a lot of recent Phillies playoff action … shoutout to former Tigers GM Dave Dombrowski, now running the show in Philadelphia.
—Ryan Ford, Freep.com, 6 Oct. 2025
Sarah Sekula, USA Today, 19 Sep. 2025
However, none of the wow factor will be lost — this will be a very close conjunction easily visible to the naked eye from across North America.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2025
His speed is serviceable but wouldn’t leave anyone wowed.
—David Ubben, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
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Interjection
Or is this all just another big distraction to wow eyeballs in between Star Wars, Marvel and fill-in-the-blank franchise entries?
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 7 Oct. 2025
Which … wow, that’s a lot of recent Phillies playoff action … shoutout to former Tigers GM Dave Dombrowski, now running the show in Philadelphia.
—Ryan Ford, Freep.com, 6 Oct. 2025
Noun
As for relaxation, the four-story, 103,000-square-foot spa and wellness center features a hydrothermal experience that has a wow factor.
—Sarah Sekula, USA Today, 19 Sep. 2025
However, none of the wow factor will be lost — this will be a very close conjunction easily visible to the naked eye from across North America.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Verb
The film starring Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal premiered at Telluride in late August and and wowed Toronto a week later, going on to win its predictive People’s Choice Award.
—Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2025
His speed is serviceable but wouldn’t leave anyone wowed.
—David Ubben, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
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“Wow.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wow. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.
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