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punctuate

[puhngk-choo-eyt] / ˈpʌŋk tʃuˌeɪt /


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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

But against the powerful Thunder, Reaves didn’t get a chance to punctuate his comeback night with any emphatic celebration.

From Los Angeles Times May 8, 2026

The earnings punctuate one of the more impressive advances for the market since the Covid pandemic.

From Barron's Apr. 27, 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

“Go. Over. There,” I say, and punctuate each word with a kiss.

From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon

The development punctuates a series of disclosures of incidents in which advanced AI models escaped from testing environments and behaved in unforeseen ways, raising questions about companies’ abilities to constrain their increasingly capable creations.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 7, 2026

Mr. On Blast punctuates his weak jokes with very entertaining dance moves punctuated with sound effects.

From Los Angeles Times May 17, 2026

That Garbus shuffles late-night bits into the action punctuates the blur of corporate interests and celebrity that the Murdochs represent.

From Salon Mar. 14, 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

Her voice has a bravery to it, and she punctuates the sentence with a firm little nod.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

Antonelli looked to have taken control of the race as he cycled from third on the initial grid to the lead after two standing starts punctuated by a long delay because of Verstappen's crash.

From BBC Aug. 23, 2026

It wasn’t until the fifth that Skubal at last punctuated Jac with a K.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 11, 2026

In his telling, the combination made him conceited and aggrieved and accounted for the bizarre explosions of rage that punctuated his youth.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 4, 2026

"We will turn the war into a data platform," he said after being appointed in a speech punctuated with jokes.

From Barron's Jul. 16, 2026

Near the door the stone floor was slick with black mud, and from beyond it came a high-pitched humming noise, punctuated with little clicks and scratches.

From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart

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

Chances are you’ve seen Snoopy dressed as Doggy Pawsbourne on your Instagram or TikTok feed, complete with Ozzy’s signature round sunglasses, long hair and trench coat, punctuating the Prince of Barkness’ “Crazy Train” entrance.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 13, 2026

Jabs were scarce; instead, the fight descended into clinches from Clarke and heavy leaning from TKV, with lunging, telegraphed punches punctuating the action.

From BBC Nov. 29, 2025

“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

“I. Don’t. Care,” he said, poking her in the upper chest, punctuating each word.

From "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner




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