as in oh
how surprising, doubtful, or unbelievable
ah—so that's the way it is!
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Recent Examples of ah
The average number of incomplete sentences or significant pauses per minute (which includes um’s and ah’s).
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Marley Malenfant, Austin American-Statesman, 27 Nov. 2024
One particularly dedicated fan — a young Taiwanese woman — visits every year or so, to ooh and ah at the new additions to the collection.
—Max Kim, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2024
So, ah, have a super weird family Thanksgiving everyone!
—Tony Maglio, IndieWire, 24 Oct. 2024
All episodes were written by a combination of Alfred Gough and Miles Millar (ah, Smallville flashbacks), Kayla Alpert, April Blair and Matt Lambert.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2024
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Marley Malenfant, Austin American-Statesman, 27 Nov. 2024
One particularly dedicated fan — a young Taiwanese woman — visits every year or so, to ooh and ah at the new additions to the collection.
—Max Kim, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2024
So, ah, have a super weird family Thanksgiving everyone!
—Tony Maglio, IndieWire, 24 Oct. 2024
All episodes were written by a combination of Alfred Gough and Miles Millar (ah, Smallville flashbacks), Kayla Alpert, April Blair and Matt Lambert.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ah
Interjection
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The ceiling is probably just an inch north of a league-average starting pitcher, but oh man, would that be a victory for the player, given what he’s gone through over his career.—
Eno Sarris,
New York Times,
20 May 2025
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People talk about, oh, this is America versus China.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
18 May 2025
Interjection
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And hey, maybe Versant will buy all those unwanted cable channels anyway.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
14 May 2025
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But hey, her Texas accent was pretty good, at least to my northerner ear.—
Lizzie Logan,
Vulture,
2 May 2025
Interjection
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Google Users Express Anger Over Data Loss Well, gee, thanks Google.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes,
24 Mar. 2025
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And gee if there were only a very effective way of preventing the measles.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes,
15 Mar. 2025
Interjection
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Su trabajo ha sido reconocido con premios de Florida Society of News Editors y Society for Profesional Journalists.—
Nora Gámez Torres,
Miami Herald,
13 May 2025
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Outside: The greatest work boondoggle of all time, ha!—
Paddy O'Connell,
Outside Online,
1 May 2025
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“Ah.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ah. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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