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Interjection
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • People talk about, oh, this is America versus China.
    ABC News, ABC News, 18 May 2025
Interjection
  • 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
  • Before anybody gets carried away here — oops, too late?
    Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 6 Oct. 2020
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“Gad.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gad. Accessed 25 May. 2025.

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