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Which animated franchise helped make the slang use of awesome even more popular in the late 1980s and early 1990s?

awesome

[aw-suhm] / ˈɔ səm /




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"The gratitude for saving people's children is awesome, but there were ones that I didn't save."

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

Musk has often promoted Community Notes, calling it "awesome" and asserting that all users, including himself, were subject to being corrected by the crowd-sourced model.

From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026

The awesome herds Lewis and Clark saw will never return.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

“He’s been through it, so he knows, man. So it’s awesome to have somebody like that as your mentor.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

Phoenix has some pretty awesome food trucks, but none where the scent of garlic mixes with the sweet brine of the ocean.

From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila


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