as in hey
used to show that you are very surprised or pleased Wow! This is delicious! Oh, wow! I can't believe you came!

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Recent Examples of wow Create a captivating centerpiece to wow your guests, like a large-format punch served in a whole watermelon or a big pot of Budae Jjigae brimming with Spam morsels and bricks of ramyun noodles. Irene Yoo september 26, Literary Hub, 26 Sep. 2025 The big wow, however, is at the rear of the boat. Tristan Rutherford, Robb Report, 26 Sep. 2025 But alas, developers Game Freak have opted to improve the aesthetics just enough to skirt online bellyaching rather than making any attempt to wow fans. Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 24 Sep. 2025 The release would come as Samsung, Apple and other device makers are experimenting with new designs to wow consumers – an increasingly challenging feat as people hold onto their phones for longer than before and analysts question whether new AI devices will one day supplant the smartphone. Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for wow
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  • The rules changed completely four years ago, and hey, look at that, Alabama and Georgia are gettable.
    Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
  • But hey, whiskey nerds are gonna whiskey nerd and whiskey sellers are gonna gouge.
    Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 28 Sep. 2025
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  • Depends on location — Phoenix’s school is ZAY-vier, while Tucson’s San Xavier del Bac Mission is San hah-VEE-air.
    Laura Daniella Sepulveda, AZCentral.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Rodriguez caught Valkyria on the top rope and finished her off wit ha Tejada Bomb.
    Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025

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“Wow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wow. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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