as in oh
old-fashioned + literary
used to call attention to something or to show wonder or surprise
Lo, the king approaches! the adventures we have shared for lo these many years
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Recent Examples of lo
Remember lo those many weeks ago when the ground wasn't covered in snow?
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Amber Hunt, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
And lo, like a rain cloud over a parched valley, here comes Amazon boss Andy Jassy to shower us with fresh fear and dread.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 18 June 2025
No me lo van a creer pero nos chocaron el yate mientras estábamos en Nápoles.
—Lila MacLellan, Fortune, 7 Aug. 2024
Now a court action could resolve the question that’s been hanging over the complex for lo these many years: Can, and should, Seaside be saved?
—Tom Condon, Hartford Courant, 29 July 2024
Flash forward a decade and lo, Abby has found herself on a zeitgeisty FX show called The Bear.
—Andy Hoglund, EW.com, 3 Feb. 2024
These four moons are Jupiter’s largest satellites — lo, Europa, Ganymede and Callisto — also known as Galilean Moons, according to National Geographic.
—Brittany Kasko, Fox News, 7 Jan. 2024
God narrates the film, starring Josh Sharp and Aaron Jackson, which was born in the basement show spaces of UCB lo these many years ago.
—Vulture, 20 Sep. 2023
As the good folk in the land of the sacrament have said for lo these many years: light the freakin’ beam.
—Ann Killion, San Francisco Chronicle, 15 Apr. 2023
Amber Hunt, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
And lo, like a rain cloud over a parched valley, here comes Amazon boss Andy Jassy to shower us with fresh fear and dread.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 18 June 2025
No me lo van a creer pero nos chocaron el yate mientras estábamos en Nápoles.
—Lila MacLellan, Fortune, 7 Aug. 2024
Now a court action could resolve the question that’s been hanging over the complex for lo these many years: Can, and should, Seaside be saved?
—Tom Condon, Hartford Courant, 29 July 2024
Flash forward a decade and lo, Abby has found herself on a zeitgeisty FX show called The Bear.
—Andy Hoglund, EW.com, 3 Feb. 2024
These four moons are Jupiter’s largest satellites — lo, Europa, Ganymede and Callisto — also known as Galilean Moons, according to National Geographic.
—Brittany Kasko, Fox News, 7 Jan. 2024
God narrates the film, starring Josh Sharp and Aaron Jackson, which was born in the basement show spaces of UCB lo these many years ago.
—Vulture, 20 Sep. 2023
As the good folk in the land of the sacrament have said for lo these many years: light the freakin’ beam.
—Ann Killion, San Francisco Chronicle, 15 Apr. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lo
Interjection
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Gather ye, oh clouds of despondency, rain blood down onto Gallowgate and soak the ground red.—
George Caulkin,
New York Times,
13 Aug. 2025
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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
Interjection
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Don’t let anybody tell you differently: the fall festival announcements aren’t even close to being over (hey, there, Telluride!—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
5 Aug. 2025
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The Phillies also made sure to give him two fastballs, and hey, even his changeup rates well.—
Eno Sarris,
New York Times,
1 Aug. 2025
Interjection
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From the outside, that might seem a funny outlook for the leader of a band that’s been on the ascent since dropping their 2023 debut LP, Life Under the Gun, to the acclaim of, well, just about everyone.—
Brenna Ehrlich,
Rolling Stone,
12 Aug. 2025
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Ever since then, writing essays hasn’t required, well, writing.—
Lila Shroff,
The Atlantic,
12 Aug. 2025
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“Lo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lo. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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