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“Whew! That feels better, Miss Lumley—I mean, Penelope. Say, you’ll never believe what happened, it’s quite a tale—well, look how big you’ve grown, you three!” he said, for the children had jumped upon him in joy, with many cries of “Simahwoo! Simahwoo!”

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“Whew! Dow closes above 10,000,” the El Paso Times of Texas wrote of “Wall Street’s comeback.”

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Learning that at a young age was — whew!

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You want the eater to pause mid-bite and say, “Wait — what is that flavor?” rather than, “Whew, that’s sweet.”

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“Often when I finish a project, I’m like, ‘Whew!

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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