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Recent Examples of aah
Literary Hub, 8 Jan. 2026
Online, fans are thrilled to share their luck-of-the-draw so far, and ooh and aah over the rare pulls that some Trader Joe’s buyers have scored—like the elusive Peanut Bag.
—Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 1 Dec. 2025
Brianna Crane, Axios, 5 Sep. 2024
There was quite a bit of oohing and aahing at the Hotel Thermal in 2023 when the Karlovy Vary film festival opening ceremony started with a curtain being raised and women becoming visible.
—Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 June 2024
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Noun
Xezal had long grown accustomed to her position in society and enjoyed the way her neighbours would ooh and aah over a new garment her dressmaker had sewn, a new bracelet that the goldsmith had made especially for her.
—Literary Hub, 8 Jan. 2026
Online, fans are thrilled to share their luck-of-the-draw so far, and ooh and aah over the rare pulls that some Trader Joe’s buyers have scored—like the elusive Peanut Bag.
—Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 1 Dec. 2025
Verb
Set up a chair and blanket just before sunset, and join the chorus of Portlanders oohing and aahing.
—Brianna Crane, Axios, 5 Sep. 2024
There was quite a bit of oohing and aahing at the Hotel Thermal in 2023 when the Karlovy Vary film festival opening ceremony started with a curtain being raised and women becoming visible.
—Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aah
Noun
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Vance’s Best Friend, the Canadian Politician, Has No Comment Her ooh’s and ahh’s draw Shipp over, gears already turning.—
Tomás Mier,
Rolling Stone,
30 Apr. 2025
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When Yoda did come through the entrance with shelter volunteer Linda Miller, there were cheers and oohs and aahs at the sight of the bundle of energy.—
Janice Neumann,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Once the pedestrians are out of the way, the car slowly pulls into the intersection before stopping again as the HSI agents approach, shouting instructions for the driver to stop.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
8 Mar. 2026
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As the brawl unfolded, the crowd could be heard shouting profanity.—
Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
7 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Similarly, his students do not end texts with a period, claiming that no punctuation or an exclamation mark shows enthusiasm.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
20 Feb. 2026
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For Mater Dei Catholic, Saturday’s win serves as an exclamation mark on what has been a season of notable growth for the program.—
Clark Fahrenthold,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Feb. 2026
Verb
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There were more than 4,000 cases of whooping cough in the state last year, the newspaper reported.—
Saul Pink,
San Antonio Express-News,
21 Feb. 2026
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There were 4,120 cases of whooping cough in 2025, according to provisional data from the Department of State Health Services.—
Ciara McCarthy,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The command also released images of Tomahawk cruise missiles, as well as F-18 and F-35 fighter jets roaring into combat, according to Reuters.—
Sophia Compton,
FOXNews.com,
2 Mar. 2026
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Some 12 hours later, sirens sounded again as two Typhoon fighter jets and a pair of F-35 warplanes roared into the air.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 Mar. 2026
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“Aah.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aah. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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