as in why
how surprising, doubtful, or unbelievable
what! I can't believe we won!
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Interjection
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For oh so long, Edward Cabrera has flashed tantalizing talent with the Miami Marlins.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
25 Feb. 2025 -
And people have said, oh, this is a constitutional crisis.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
23 Feb. 2025
Interjection
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But hey, will Kick of Destiny FOMO get the best of Gronkowski and convince him to suit back up?—
Skyler Caruso,
People.com,
6 Feb. 2025
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But hey, the man clearly loves love and clinks his champagne glass until the happy couple performs another painful-looking kiss.—
Sara Netzley,
EW.com,
4 Feb. 2025
Interjection
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At Life Sequence, McGee and Parker get a tour from Holly (Eliza Blair), who explains that the company uses digital wrist sequencers to monitor, well, everything, which allows for real-time updates to each subscriber’s health plan.—
Sara Netzley,
EW.com,
25 Feb. 2025
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Van Dijk and co have largely dealt with the Norwegian international well when coming up against him, but Manchester City missed their target man and main goalscoring threat.—
Andy Jones,
The Athletic,
25 Feb. 2025
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“What.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/what. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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