punctuate
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They spray confetti into the audience to punctuate their biggest songs, and add an honorary fifth member, Ryan Malcolm, to flesh out their sound with swells of keyboard and additional rhythm guitar.
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026
The earnings punctuate one of the more impressive advances for the market since the Covid pandemic.
From Barron's ● Apr. 27, 2026
It’s obviously being used to punctuate the ending of a chapter with the show coming to a close.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 17, 2026
Imagine this: The cheerful, if slightly scolding voices of the self-checkout machines punctuate the steady hum of fluorescent lights.
From Salon ● Jan. 3, 2026
Anya yelled, leaning over the railing to punctuate her words.
From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack
He routinely punctuates his public speeches with historical anecdotes and oddities.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 10, 2026
Mr. On Blast punctuates his weak jokes with very entertaining dance moves punctuated with sound effects.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 17, 2026
An unexpected board drama at Denmark’s Novo Nordisk punctuates an already tumultuous year in which the maker of the blockbusters Ozempic and Wegovy plans to slash 9,000 workers globally.
From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2025
When the chorus finally lands—“Take a load off, Fanny”—it’s Manuel who punctuates the song’s vocal stylings.
From Salon ● Jun. 16, 2025
Her voice has a bravery to it, and she punctuates the sentence with a firm little nod.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
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Fat mums and hydrangeas, perhaps punctuated with a sunflower or two, arranged in short vases that don’t interrupt conversation.
From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2026
It has become normal for pupils to start at 8am and finish as late as 6pm, but the days are punctuated by hours-long gaps because of bad planning and staff shortages.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
"In this new wave, it's women who are taking the lead, with writing often tinged with feminism, but also often quite dark and violent, punctuated by surreal touches," she noted.
From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026
The move follows a summer punctuated by reports of artificial-intelligence systems industrywide going rogue, and marks a rare case of a major AI developer ditching a new release because of safety concerns.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
Send back emails that are badly punctuated; return letters; picket Harrods.
From "Eats, Shoots & Leaves" by Author
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Throughout the show, his chosen family is on stage with him, punctuating his stories with songs that give each anecdote an emotional button.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
The funniest part of that conversation is when Sam labels Judith a WOACA, a Woman of a Certain Age, pronouncing it as if he were Fozzie Bear punctuating a joke in an old-timey stand-up set.
From Salon ● Jul. 26, 2026
He has said that Trump has admiringly called him a "tough cookie" in private conversations, punctuating the point with a serviceable impersonation of the president.
From BBC ● May 18, 2026
“I’m holding and I will buy more tomorrow! already 30k shares. LET’S GO,” one wrote, punctuating the statement with a large number of exclamation points.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2025
They raised their hands to him and watched Diego disappear into the crowd beyond the line of cops, protest signs still raised, joining voices still punctuating the early evening air.
From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro
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