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Recent Examples of ooh
L.a. Hubilla, People.com, 1 Oct. 2024
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
Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 28 Jan. 2023
Keith Sharon, The Tennessean, 8 Apr. 2024
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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Interjection
It’s specially formulated with soothing ingredients like thermal water from the French Alps (ooh la la), glycerin, and manuka honey.
—L.a. Hubilla, People.com, 1 Oct. 2024
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
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
People still oohed and ahhed and screamed their way into states of geeky bliss.
—Keith Sharon, The Tennessean, 8 Apr. 2024
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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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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Also, shout out to Roan's left thumbnail, which is currently swathed in a Band-Aid.—
Marci Robin,
Allure,
6 Mar. 2025
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Green shouted that the president did not have a mandate to cut Medicaid.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
6 Mar. 2025
Interjection
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And hey, the whole ordeal might actually help Hub reconnect with his family, so there’s a silver lining to all this blood and guts.—
Dave Nemetz,
TVLine,
4 Mar. 2025
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Sarasota Magazine called it worth the 50-mile drive; hey, the Carolinas are not that much further away, right?—
Melissa Oyler,
Charlotte Observer,
3 Mar. 2025
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“Ooh.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ooh. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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