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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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The march continues to weave throughout the Plaza on its way back to Mill Creek Park as people shout various chants, blare music, pound on handheld drums and blow whistles.—
Jenna Ebbers,
Kansas City Star,
28 Mar. 2026
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Malinin shouted and punched the air with relief after finishing the skate.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2026
Noun
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One of the headiest things about Adult Braces is how West’s prose style was pickled in the mid-2010s, so her use of caps lock and exclamation marks acted on me as a powerful Proustian madeleine.—
Helen Lewis,
The Atlantic,
22 Mar. 2026
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Well, Tre White put an exclamation-point dunk through the hoop with 13 seconds left.—
Sam McDowell,
Kansas City Star,
21 Mar. 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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Forty years on, these flares are still roaring, especially in Delta State.—
Noo Saro-Wiwa,
The Dial,
24 Mar. 2026
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Seven decades of bipartisan respect for science fell into the roaring culture war.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Mar. 2026
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“Aah.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aah. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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