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 That was a thrill, to be on the Ryman stage — ah, wow. Chris Willman, Variety, 26 Apr. 2026 There’s a knowledge base within the fandom that wasn’t there before, which increases the bar to wow people…. Leena Tailor, Rolling Stone, 23 Apr. 2026 And the whales—humpback, fin, and minke—never failed to wow us. Hannah Towey, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Apr. 2026 Steady, solid back who doesn’t wow but doesn’t make many mistakes. Luca Evans, Denver Post, 19 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for wow
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  • But hey, better late than never.
    Amber Harding OutKick, FOXNews.com, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Like hey, click here to watch the podcast.
    Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 24 Apr. 2026
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  • 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
  • Still, Amazon has a lot of ground (ha!) to make up.
    Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 15 Apr. 2026

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“Wow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wow. Accessed 4 May. 2026.

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