aha
interjection
(used as an exclamation of triumphant discovery, mockery, contempt, irony, surprise, etc., according to the manner of utterance.)
aha
1 American
[ah-hah, uh-hah]
/ ɑˈhɑ, əˈhɑ /
interjection
AHA
2
American
A.H.A.
3
American
abbreviation
-
American Historical Association.
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American Hospital Association.
aha
British
/ ɑːˈhɑː /
interjection
Example Sentences
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Discovering in the course of this book that Kim Thayil has synesthesia — a condition where one sense triggers another — was a huge aha moment.
From Salon ● Jun. 9, 2026
Mitchell has been drawing for as long as he can remember, but it was a high school classmate pointing out the permanent nature of a ballpoint pen that led to his aha moment.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 16, 2025
Her big aha moment came after meeting with Janine Kyrillos, director of the Comprehensive Weight Management Program at Jefferson Health in Pennsylvania.
From Slate ● Jul. 20, 2024
There’s been this collective aha moment in the country where people who are 65 are saying I’m going to live until I’m 90.
From New York Times ● Jun. 20, 2024
TMa aha gripped with toe fury of hysteria, but he patiently disentangled her without minding the stabs.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
The AHA and three medical societies published the first guidelines for diagnosing and treating the disorder.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
The AHA counts 30,000 scientific, medical and healthcare professionals among its more than 35 million volunteers and supporters.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 31, 2026
Under a restructuring plan, the number of health department divisions will drop from 28 divisions to 15 — including a new Administration for a Healthy America, or AHA.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 27, 2025
Still, AHA, whose journal and meeting abstracts were advertised as publication opportunities to IMGs, expressed misgivings about Desai’s program when Science provided details on the ad and his workshop.
From Science Magazine ● May 3, 2024
The initiative—which in addition to AHA has partnered with universities and nonprofits—has compiled information on about 500 foods, with 1600 more in the pipeline.
From Science Magazine ● Apr. 25, 2024
At one panel, K-12 educators and advocates talked about strategies for challenging such laws, which the A.H.A. has joined with more than 150 other groups in condemning as threats to “free and open exchange.”
From New York Times ● Jan. 8, 2023
Recently, Ivor Benjamin, the president of the A.H.A., appeared onstage at an Apple special event, where he participated in the announcement of the newest Apple Watch, which features the ability to detect atrial fibrillation.
From The New Yorker ● Aug. 5, 2019
For decades, as part of this program, the A.H.A. strongly promoted a low-fat diet, advocating the use of margarine instead of butter, the avoidance of eggs, and the limiting of saturated fats.
From The New Yorker ● Aug. 5, 2019
Earlier this year the A.H.A., bowing to criticism and threatened federal action, scrapped its own HeartGuide seal-of-approval program just two months after it started.
From Time Magazine Archive
In effect, the A.H.A. has done the math for you.
From Time Magazine Archive
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