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
Top brass does not need to see Jeanty perform in shorts (video is available) when his game tape is packed with wow moments.
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Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2025
Getting to be a part of it and seeing what everyone had worked so hard to create was just such a wow moment for me.
—Joshua Lamb, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
The next time everyone gets together, wow them with Our Best Lasagna which is designed to be the cheesiest and the easiest of them all.
—Mary Alice Russell, Southern Living, 14 Mar. 2025
Like, wow, this is like the thigh bone of St. Peter.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 13 Mar. 2025
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“Wow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wow. Accessed 17 Apr. 2025.
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