as in why
how surprising, doubtful, or unbelievable
what! I can't believe we won!
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Interjection
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Why, oh why, do the Rangers keep throwing away almost certain victories in the final minutes of playoff games?—
FILIP BONDY,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2017
Interjection
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And no … no more short jokes from me.—
Vic Tafur,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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The vote count was 51-45, with the same small group of Democrats and one independent voting yes, with one Republican voting no (Senate Majority Leader John Thune also voted no, but simply as a procedural mechanism to reconsider the bill).—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA Today,
16 Oct. 2025
Interjection
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In any case, hey, no law agin’ it.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
11 Oct. 2025
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But hey, that’s the art of the deal.—
Andrew Nusca,
Fortune,
10 Oct. 2025
Interjection
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Experts recommend no more than 2 tablespoons of apple cider daily, well diluted in water.—
MD Published,
Verywell Health,
20 Oct. 2025
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Kinahan was in fact well known to duBoef, who apparently enjoyed the Irishman’s sinister reputation.—
Ed Caesar,
New Yorker,
20 Oct. 2025
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“What.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/what. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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