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exclamation

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


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Guess what other politician has, in more recent days, exploited the exclamation mark?

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

“This is a man who never uses exclamation points.”

From Salon Jul. 5, 2026

I asked the guy wearing the exclamation point on his chest whether he thought the protests would have any impact upon Moreno.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 4, 2026

The rally puts an exclamation point on the stock’s turnaround this month, as the narrative around how AI would affect many software stocks seems to have reversed to positive from negative.

From MarketWatch May 28, 2026

“Do you say she makes a good living out of stories like this?” and Jo looked more respectfully at the agitated group and thickly sprinkled exclamation points that adorned the page.

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott

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

There will be no exclamations of “Yippee-ki-yay” and you know what because this is still Hallmark, but the network has stepped up its action/adventure offerings.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 18, 2024

For listeners, it was Rashid's ability to stir profound exclamations - of love, devotion and reverence - that set him apart.

From BBC Jan. 12, 2024

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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