as in boo
used to express sorrow or distress
Juliet's pitiful lament, "alas, poor Romeo, he is already dead!"
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Recent Examples of alas
As, alas, the case of Suamataia demonstrated last year.
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Kansas City Star, 23 Aug. 2025
But, alas, nothing has actually happened.
—Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 22 Aug. 2025
This size of event can cause strong aurora activity if directed towards Earth, but alas — this one was not.
—Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 21 Aug. 2025
But in the America of 2025, alas, that may be too much to expect.
—U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Aug. 2025
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Kansas City Star, 23 Aug. 2025
But, alas, nothing has actually happened.
—Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 22 Aug. 2025
This size of event can cause strong aurora activity if directed towards Earth, but alas — this one was not.
—Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 21 Aug. 2025
But in the America of 2025, alas, that may be too much to expect.
—U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for alas
aw
Interjection
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In the north of the British Isles, people sometimes combined ye, a second person plural pronoun for you, along with aw, meaning all.—
Bill Chappell,
NPR,
16 July 2025
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And then … aw, just cue up the video player for the epic Francisco Lindor homer that won this thing!—
Jayson Stark,
The Athletic,
27 Dec. 2024
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“Alas.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alas. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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