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Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 2 Aug. 2024
Anticipating how this activity will ripple toward our home planet is an important task, not just so we Earthlings can get our cameras ready and ooh and aah at the nighttime colors; space weather can create problems for communication, navigation, and the power grid.
—Umair Irfan, Vox, 14 May 2024
Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 28 Jan. 2023
Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 June 2024
Inside the planetarium, the students oohed and aahed, craning their necks and pointing as the sky rotated.
—Joanna Slater, Washington Post, 23 June 2024
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Interjection
Le Mini Macaron’s summer collection includes fun little details like hearts, smiley faces, and phrases like ooh la la.
—Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 2 Aug. 2024
Anticipating how this activity will ripple toward our home planet is an important task, not just so we Earthlings can get our cameras ready and ooh and aah at the nighttime colors; space weather can create problems for communication, navigation, and the power grid.
—Umair Irfan, Vox, 14 May 2024
Noun
The crowd ooh-ed and ahh-ed as athletes leapt from the tower’s many platforms in a performance to cap off the ceremony, including cliff diver Ellie Smith, Olympians Louganis and Sam Dorman, and children beginning their foray into the sport.
—Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 28 Jan. 2023
Verb
There was quite a bit of oohing and aahing at the Hotel Thermal in 2023 when the Karlovy Vary film festival opening ceremony started with a curtain being raised and women becoming visible.
—Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 June 2024
Inside the planetarium, the students oohed and aahed, craning their necks and pointing as the sky rotated.
—Joanna Slater, Washington Post, 23 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ooh
Verb
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Arriving via the gorgeous gardens of Grosvenor Square, my partner and I oohed and aahed at the imposing marble, opulent chandeliers and old-world glamour of the hotel lobby.Caroline Dolby, theweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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Pringles Reveals New Chips That Don’t Come in a Can — Marking the Brand’s First Bagged Snack in More Than 15 Years Immediately upon popping the candies in our mouths, the testers oohed and aahed at the new flavors, particularly the bright blue raspberry.Sabrina Weiss, People.com, 15 Oct. 2024
Verb
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Upon his return to the stage, Stevie shouted out Berry Gordy — in honor of his 95th birthday and of course, their storied relationship — as well as Mayor Karen Bass for her efforts to combat the homelessness crisis plaguing Los Angeles.Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 16 Dec. 2024
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And shout out to @birdgangspirits spirits Philadelphia for throwing us some goodies to give away.Gil Macias, People.com, 16 Dec. 2024
Interjection
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Those characters were mostly Final Fantasy 7's Tifa and Like a Dragon's Kiryu, but hey, Clive is almost like one of those, being from Final Fantasy.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
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Like, hey, that promising Tinder match did mention a recent breakup.Julia Ries, SELF, 12 Dec. 2024
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“Ooh.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ooh. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.
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