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exclamation

[ek-skluh-may-shuhn] / ˌɛk skləˈmeɪ ʃən /


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And as the game wore on, the gulf between the two sides became more evident, with England running in three tries in the final minutes to put an exclamation point on their win.

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026

The sighting of the extremely venomous viper, which has the longest fangs of any snake in the world, spurred the Santa Ana Police Department to issue a public advisory accompanied by exclamation points.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026

Last week added an exclamation point: Moderna more than doubled in a single session after its mRNA cancer vaccine, developed with Merck, cleared a late-stage melanoma trial.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

At one point in my notes I wrote, “This is a man who never uses exclamation points.”

From Salon ● Jul. 5, 2026

At that Gandalf sat up and gripped the arms of his chair; but he said nothing, and with a look stopped the exclamation on Pippin’s lips.

From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien

But moments later came sighs of relief and exclamations of joy, as word got around that Nene had secured her historic victory.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

“The fake niceness in mom chats, the smiley faces and exclamations, is reputation management,” says Santorelli.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026

The silver mechanical creature then starts thrashing around violently, to gasps and exclamations from spectators at the installation, designed to probe humanity's relationship with increasingly realistic machines.

From Barron's ● Jan. 30, 2026

The pastrami sandwiches at Katz’s Delicatessen are iconic, but Meg Ryan’s impassioned exclamations at the deli in “When Harry Met Sally” may be even more iconic.

From Salon ● Dec. 17, 2025

She kept crying out, “Oh, I feel light as a feather! I can barely feel the floor beneath my feet! If only my Fredrick were here to see,” and other blurry exclamations of that sort.

From "The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling" by Maryrose Wood


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