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 Summer parties call for refreshing drinks that wow your guests—and what better way to elevate your gathering than with strawberry-cannabis mocktails? Matt Rozo, Mercury News, 12 June 2025 But the true wow moment came from a coat of Sherwin-Williams’s Nugget, inspired by a shade in some fabric in an adjacent room. The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 June 2025 Oh, wow, Carrie has won the right to text her boyfriend in an emergency. Emma Bocchi, Vogue, 6 June 2025 Even occasional summer watering will kill it or shorten its life, which is only about four or five years anyway, but wow, what a gift to hummingbirds and other pollinators, not to mention anyone who loves a dramatic, fragrant garden. Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for wow
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  • Having a tour group led by Hanks inside NASA's Vehicle Assembly Building right beside the Apollo 11 mission's Saturn V rocket while it was being stacked was a bit of a stretch to say the least, but hey, that's Hollywood.
    Jeff Spry, Space.com, 30 June 2025
  • But hey, there’s nothing like a little friendly competition to help raise the bar.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 24 June 2025
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  • Solo ended her high school career wit ha 63-19 record and a 1.78 ERA.
    Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 20 June 2025
  • The robot faded more and more, just like the memory of my ex—ha!
    Marie Lodi, Allure, 1 June 2025

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“Wow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wow. Accessed 7 Jul. 2025.

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