as in oh
how surprising, doubtful, or unbelievable
ah—so that's the way it is!
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Recent Examples of ah
The average number of incomplete sentences or significant pauses per minute (which includes um’s and ah’s).
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Marley Malenfant, Austin American-Statesman, 27 Nov. 2024
One particularly dedicated fan — a young Taiwanese woman — visits every year or so, to ooh and ah at the new additions to the collection.
—Max Kim, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2024
So, ah, have a super weird family Thanksgiving everyone!
—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
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Marley Malenfant, Austin American-Statesman, 27 Nov. 2024
One particularly dedicated fan — a young Taiwanese woman — visits every year or so, to ooh and ah at the new additions to the collection.
—Max Kim, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2024
So, ah, have a super weird family Thanksgiving everyone!
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ah
Interjection
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The ceiling is probably just an inch north of a league-average starting pitcher, but oh man, would that be a victory for the player, given what he’s gone through over his career.—
Eno Sarris,
New York Times,
20 May 2025
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People talk about, oh, this is America versus China.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
18 May 2025
Interjection
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History has largely ignored the sassy, grumpy royal advisor who paved the way for characters like Sebastian and Zazu, but hey, Friend Owl would never hold that against us.—
EW Staff,
EW.com,
27 May 2025
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Meanwhile, in the grubby streets of Buffalo (hey, what did Buffalo do to deserve this!), Simone’s older sister Devon is getting home one morning after her second DUI.—
Nina Metz,
Chicago Tribune,
22 May 2025
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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,
22 May 2025
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Stellar Blade was one of my favorite games of last year, a stellar (ha) action adventure title that did not deserve the culture war nonsense that surrounded it.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2025
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“Ah.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ah. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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