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 While there’s one wow on the plate after the next at the resort’s dining options, there’s more to savor at Mayakoba than traditional dining. AFAR Media, 23 Oct. 2025 Disney’s initial strategy was to wow consumers with an affordable price point on Disney+, which launched at $7 a month. Dade Hayes, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2025 And someone just comes out think, Oh, wow. David Fear, Rolling Stone, 19 Oct. 2025 Want to wow your dinner guests? Nellah Bailey McGough, Southern Living, 18 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for wow
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  • And hey, guess what — Guy finishes the episode by, to some degree, taking my suggestion.
    Lily Osler, Vulture, 3 Nov. 2025
  • But, hey, Aaron Judge is still really good.
    Stephen J. Nesbitt, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
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  • Setting it in one building also set off ah-ha moments.
    Carole Horst, Variety, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Amid the federal vaccine policy upheaval, these groups and other major organizations ha ve broken with federal guidance and published their own vaccine recommendations – and some states have formally adopted these recommendations, too.
    Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 9 Oct. 2025

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

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