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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

“In my head, ‘Jaguar’s’ ending exclamation point was a Grammy,” Monét says.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

I once consulted three different large language models about whether to use an exclamation point in a coffee chat request.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026

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

From Salon ● Jul. 5, 2026

For years after the fair Burnham used the exclamation, “Bully!”

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson

“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

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

And indeed, Miss Mortimer was trying desperately to dismiss everyone, with handshakes all around and many exclamations of “Good night now, sleep well, sweet dreams!”

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood


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