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
Oh, wow, a truffle shrimp empanada sounds like the perfect partner for the Athletic IPA.
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Leslie Kelly, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Best Restaurants 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.
—Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 20 Apr. 2025
My first thought is, wow to being good at making brisket.
—Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit Magazine, 10 Apr. 2025
Lasers From concerts to light shows, lasers have been used to amaze and wow audiences.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
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Leslie Kelly, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Best Restaurants 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.
—Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 20 Apr. 2025
My first thought is, wow to being good at making brisket.
—Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit Magazine, 10 Apr. 2025
Lasers From concerts to light shows, lasers have been used to amaze and wow audiences.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wow
Interjection
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And hey, maybe Versant will buy all those unwanted cable channels anyway.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
14 May 2025
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But hey, her Texas accent was pretty good, at least to my northerner ear.—
Lizzie Logan,
Vulture,
2 May 2025
Interjection
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Su trabajo ha sido reconocido con premios de Florida Society of News Editors y Society for Profesional Journalists.—
Nora Gámez Torres,
Miami Herald,
13 May 2025
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Outside: The greatest work boondoggle of all time, ha!—
Paddy O'Connell,
Outside Online,
1 May 2025
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“Wow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wow. Accessed 27 May. 2025.
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