Definition of wownext
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 Dishes wow with technical precision and unlikely flavor combos, like the cheddar eclair. Taryn Shorr-McKee, Midwest Living, 8 May 2026 But the real wow moment comes at the end. Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 1 May 2026 That initial wow factor – and its capacity to motivate people to make healthy lifestyle changes – may be valuable. Liao Yue, The Conversation, 28 Apr. 2026 But there are some ‘wow’ plays on his tape that are really impressive. Zach Berman, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for wow
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  • If not, hey, everything happens that’s supposed to happen.
    Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 8 May 2026
  • Lively and Baldoni could have made a couple of sequels instead of paying lawyers, but hey, everybody has their own idea of fun.
    James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 8 May 2026
Interjection
  • Verónica Egui Brito ha profundizado en temas sociales apremiantes y de derechos humanos.
    Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 8 May 2026
  • Araghchi made the comments during a meeting with South Korea's special envoy Chung Byung-ha in Tehran, the semiofficial Iranian ISNA news agency reported.
    Sean Nevin, NBC news, 24 Apr. 2026

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“Wow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wow. Accessed 17 May. 2026.

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