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Recent Examples of wow
Best Restaurants The Lobster Trap Anegada is renowned for its lobster, and at The Lobster Trap, even the simplest preparation of the island staple is enough to wow.
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Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 7 Jan. 2026
But there is something to be said about a crowd-pleasing dip that can truly wow a crowd.
—Nellah Bailey McGough, Southern Living, 30 Dec. 2025
The last sobriety pow wow in Milwaukee was held in 2019, and Porter and other Intertribal Circle organizers wanted to bring it back.
—Frank Vaisvilas, jsonline.com, 22 Dec. 2025
Oh, wow, Nina’s already losing it.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 19 Dec. 2025
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Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 7 Jan. 2026
But there is something to be said about a crowd-pleasing dip that can truly wow a crowd.
—Nellah Bailey McGough, Southern Living, 30 Dec. 2025
The last sobriety pow wow in Milwaukee was held in 2019, and Porter and other Intertribal Circle organizers wanted to bring it back.
—Frank Vaisvilas, jsonline.com, 22 Dec. 2025
Oh, wow, Nina’s already losing it.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 19 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wow
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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.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
22 Jan. 2026
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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
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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
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The series is moored by the performance of Kim Min-ha, who is believable both as mischievous teen Hee-wan, and deeply depressed young adult Hee-wan.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
18 Dec. 2025
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“Wow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wow. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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