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Recent Examples of egad
It’s the kind of moderate, difference-splitting division of power that frustrates radicals of all stripes and demands — egad — compromise for government to get anything done.
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Star Tribune, 7 Nov. 2020
Star Tribune, 7 Nov. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for egad
Interjection
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Sure, a little trash talk is part of football culture (or, in the case of NFL fans and Swift, straight-up booing her, ugh), but doesn’t the literal president of the United States have anything better to think about?—
Elizabeth Logan,
Glamour,
29 Apr. 2025
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To recap: At the end of last season, Deborah — after finally landing her dream opportunity of hosting a late-night show — passed over Ava for the head-writer job, going with a man (ugh) with experience (honestly, fair).—
Jessica M. Goldstein,
Vulture,
11 Apr. 2025
Interjection
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But when her paramour and his (oops) wife turn up dead, Vera ends up at the center of a murder investigation and eventually something far more sinister.—
The Editors,
Town & Country,
1 Dec. 2022
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Before anybody gets carried away here — oops, too late?—
Gordon Monson,
The Salt Lake Tribune,
6 Oct. 2020
Interjection
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And then, oh, my gosh, the brother of the person that's in the lake works at the boathouse in Lexington.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
20 July 2025
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The jalapeno pesto it’s bathed in transports the dish from ho-hum to oh, yum!—
Jess Fleming,
Twin Cities,
17 July 2025
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“Egad.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/egad. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.
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