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Recent Examples of ooh
New Atlas, 25 Oct. 2025
Guests will ooh and aah over this gorgeous DIY autumn porch decor.
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Oct. 2025
Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 30 Apr. 2025
When Yoda did come through the entrance with shelter volunteer Linda Miller, there were cheers and oohs and aahs at the sight of the bundle of energy.
—Janice Neumann, Chicago Tribune, 7 Apr. 2025
Peter Tonguette, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 7 Mar. 2025
The emotion inside the building was impossible to ignore, the crowd oohing and aahing at every crossover, gasping at every shot and desperately trying to will the ball into the basket each time a Laker launched it.
—Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 26 Feb. 2025
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Interjection
In front of us lay quite a few small-to-mid-capacity engines being built, but there was one that all journos ooh-ed and aaah-ed over.
—New Atlas, 25 Oct. 2025
Guests will ooh and aah over this gorgeous DIY autumn porch decor.
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Oct. 2025
Noun
Vance’s Best Friend, the Canadian Politician, Has No Comment
Her ooh’s and ahh’s draw Shipp over, gears already turning.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 30 Apr. 2025
When Yoda did come through the entrance with shelter volunteer Linda Miller, there were cheers and oohs and aahs at the sight of the bundle of energy.
—Janice Neumann, Chicago Tribune, 7 Apr. 2025
Verb
By the same token, the stars assembled to deliver statuettes into the hands of their fellow stars were worth oohing and aahing over.
—Peter Tonguette, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 7 Mar. 2025
The emotion inside the building was impossible to ignore, the crowd oohing and aahing at every crossover, gasping at every shot and desperately trying to will the ball into the basket each time a Laker launched it.
—Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 26 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ooh
Interjection
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If Naz Kadri could bring that much light to the most serious man in hockey, hey, forget the Stanley Cup, dude.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
9 Mar. 2026
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But hey, that’s Colin From Accounts.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
2 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Xezal had long grown accustomed to her position in society and enjoyed the way her neighbours would ooh and aah over a new garment her dressmaker had sewn, a new bracelet that the goldsmith had made especially for her.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Jan. 2026
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Online, fans are thrilled to share their luck-of-the-draw so far, and ooh and aah over the rare pulls that some Trader Joe’s buyers have scored—like the elusive Peanut Bag.—
Abigail Wilt,
Southern Living,
1 Dec. 2025
Verb
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Once the pedestrians are out of the way, the car slowly pulls into the intersection before stopping again as the HSI agents approach, shouting instructions for the driver to stop.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
8 Mar. 2026
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As the brawl unfolded, the crowd could be heard shouting profanity.—
Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
7 Mar. 2026
Interjection
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Good manners and charm go a long way – ha!—
Rachel Royster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Feb. 2026
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Nacido en Puerto Rico, el cantante y compositor ha redefinido el reguetón y el trap latino con una estética que mezcla rebeldía, sensibilidad y orgullo cultural.—
Katie Wiseman,
Louisville Courier Journal,
3 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Similarly, his students do not end texts with a period, claiming that no punctuation or an exclamation mark shows enthusiasm.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
20 Feb. 2026
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For Mater Dei Catholic, Saturday’s win serves as an exclamation mark on what has been a season of notable growth for the program.—
Clark Fahrenthold,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Feb. 2026
Verb
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There were more than 4,000 cases of whooping cough in the state last year, the newspaper reported.—
Saul Pink,
San Antonio Express-News,
21 Feb. 2026
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There were 4,120 cases of whooping cough in 2025, according to provisional data from the Department of State Health Services.—
Ciara McCarthy,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 Feb. 2026
Interjection
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The series was expressly marked as preparation for Australia’s full tour in 2027 (hooray, finally some selection foresight), but those runs might not go unnoticed in the more immediate future.—
Sam Dalling,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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In the meantime, hooray for the archive!—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
26 Sep. 2025
Verb
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My husband heard the commotion and hollered at me for yelling at his sister.—
Jeanne Phillips,
Dallas Morning News,
22 Feb. 2026
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Dropkin, of Massachusetts, and Thiesse, of Minnesota, whooped and hollered after edging the hosts, hugging tightly.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Ooh.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ooh. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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