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Recent Examples of hey
That Haru is even back in the dance studio is a win, and the bonus delight of Fedir only adds to her sense that, hey, maybe this grief thing can be overcome.
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Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 22 Jan. 2026
And hey, coach Jeff Lebby’s recruiting class included a five-star (cornerback Bralan Womack) and was ranked ahead of Auburn, Missouri … and Indiana!
—Seth Emerson, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2026
But hey, that’s life in the big city, man.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 20 Jan. 2026
The Rivalry Award The Red River Rivalry game didn’t lack any juice, but, hey, Oklahoma went out and added some anyways.
—Shawn McFarland, Dallas Morning News, 16 Jan. 2026
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Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 22 Jan. 2026
And hey, coach Jeff Lebby’s recruiting class included a five-star (cornerback Bralan Womack) and was ranked ahead of Auburn, Missouri … and Indiana!
—Seth Emerson, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2026
But hey, that’s life in the big city, man.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 20 Jan. 2026
The Rivalry Award The Red River Rivalry game didn’t lack any juice, but, hey, Oklahoma went out and added some anyways.
—Shawn McFarland, Dallas Morning News, 16 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hey
Interjection
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As Ji Seon stares in shock, her friends cheer in the background, chanting at her to say yes, ha.—
Hannah Abraham,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Savaş, Millet, and Alexis join a storied (ha) bench of previous Prize finalists, including Edwidge Danticat, Claire Vaye Watkins, George Saunders, Deesha Philyaw, and Ling Ma herself.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
14 Jan. 2026
Interjection
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Oh, wow, Cillian did the Opalite ad voiceover, too?—
Radhika Seth,
Vogue,
6 Feb. 2026
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But wow, how pioneering that was, a hundred years ago.—
Natalia Sánchez Loayza,
Scientific American,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Hey.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hey. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.
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