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Recent Examples of hey 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 The woman who is dealing with the literal fallout from the incident is Louise Maske (Lyndsy Kail), insisting that hey, no big whoop. David John Chávez, Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2025 My second team is guard-heavy, but hey, we’re allowed to do that now. John Hollinger, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025 And hey, the muckrakers up in the Grading The Week offices get it. Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 12 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for hey
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Interjection
  • But there’s more to these shades than meets the eye (ha), and the Lola packs as big a performance punch as nearly any other option on this list.
    Lauren Wingenroth, SELF, 1 May 2025
  • Su trabajo ha sido reconocido con premios de Florida Society of News Editors y Society for Profesional Journalists.
    Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 23 Apr. 2025
Interjection
  • In theaters April 25 (re-release) Rating: PG-13 (Sci-Fi/Action/Adventure) Staying with the Star Wars theme, Episode III - Revenge of the Sith is celebrating its 20th anniversary (wow) with a nationwide re-release in theaters this weekend.
    DeVonne Goode, Parents, 24 Apr. 2025
  • Oh, wow, a truffle shrimp empanada sounds like the perfect partner for the Athletic IPA.
    Leslie Kelly, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025

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“Hey.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hey. Accessed 6 May. 2025.

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