as in oh
how surprising, doubtful, or unbelievable
ah—so that's the way it is!
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Recent Examples of ah
So, ah, have a super weird family Thanksgiving everyone!
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Tony Maglio, IndieWire, 24 Oct. 2024
All episodes were written by a combination of Alfred Gough and Miles Millar (ah, Smallville flashbacks), Kayla Alpert, April Blair and Matt Lambert.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2024
But ah, Steve, bless his heart, seems to be living in a time warp, still clinging to those late ’90s vibes.
—Remy Blumenfeld, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Sep. 2024
At 12:30, three hours before, ah Baby Evan, ‘ah Papa have a callback?
—Rebecca Angel Baer, Southern Living, 2 Sep. 2024
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Tony Maglio, IndieWire, 24 Oct. 2024
All episodes were written by a combination of Alfred Gough and Miles Millar (ah, Smallville flashbacks), Kayla Alpert, April Blair and Matt Lambert.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2024
But ah, Steve, bless his heart, seems to be living in a time warp, still clinging to those late ’90s vibes.
—Remy Blumenfeld, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Sep. 2024
At 12:30, three hours before, ah Baby Evan, ‘ah Papa have a callback?
—Rebecca Angel Baer, Southern Living, 2 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ah
Interjection
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Uh oh, has the firefighter moved on and found love with someone new?—
Vlada Gelman,
TVLine,
13 Apr. 2025
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And oh, the power play Imagine a recent season in which the Rangers, in a tie game, get three power plays over the final 9:14 of regulation, including a 24-second five-on-three.—
Arthur Staple,
New York Times,
3 Apr. 2025
Interjection
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But hey, great artists don’t shy away from the truth.—
Tony Sachs,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
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Not in a classroom with a lecture but sitting on your couch with your family, eating some popcorn, getting this informal education, and hopefully planting a seed that, hey, Black women do this type of science.—
Victoria Uwumarogie,
Essence,
7 Mar. 2025
Interjection
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Google Users Express Anger Over Data Loss Well, gee, thanks Google.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes,
24 Mar. 2025
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And gee if there were only a very effective way of preventing the measles.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes,
15 Mar. 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,
16 Apr. 2025
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Perhaps the dog butted in once and the humans laughed and made a fuss of the dog and the dog thinks, 'Ah-ha!—
Matt Robison,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Apr. 2025
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“Ah.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ah. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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