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Recent Examples of egad It’s the kind of moderate, difference-splitting division of power that frustrates radicals of all stripes and demands — egad — compromise for government to get anything done. Star Tribune, 7 Nov. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for egad
Interjection
  • Give me a second to cry, because just ugh on skinny jeans.
    Sherry Kuehl, Kansas City Star, 16 Jan. 2025
  • Instead, phones in 2025 seem to focus more on AI (ugh), battery efficiency, and perhaps going even thinner, especially foldables.
    Ben Sin, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
Interjection
  • But when her paramour and his (oops) wife turn up dead, Vera ends up at the center of a murder investigation and eventually something far more sinister.
    The Editors, Town & Country, 1 Dec. 2022
  • Before anybody gets carried away here — oops, too late?
    Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 6 Oct. 2020
Interjection
  • And oh, look: another fire had started in Sylmar, to the north of our house.
    Lesley M. M. Blume, Vogue, 9 Jan. 2025
  • Uh oh—that box of crayons has melted into a waxy mess.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 8 Jan. 2025

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“Egad.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/egad. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.

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