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punctuate

[puhngk-choo-eyt] / ˈpʌŋk tʃuˌeɪt /


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Inoue seized the opportunity to put his foot down and attacked with combinations in the final two rounds to punctuate another memorable victory.

From BBC May 2, 2026

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

From Barron's Apr. 27, 2026

Jamal Murray drained a three-pointer from almost three-quarters court at the buzzer to punctuate a chaotic final 35 seconds that included Doncic’s 13th technical foul of the season and an 8-0 run for the Nuggets.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 21, 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

I wolfed down three of the sandwiches, belching loudly to punctuate my victory.

From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter

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

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

Once more, it was a realpolitik that punctuates the Portuguese's career - and would sit well with the realism of Hardy.

From BBC Apr. 23, 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

But we experienced unprecedented heat for the time of year, punctuated by cold, damp days and followed by unexpectedly chilly nights.

From Science Daily Sep. 11, 2026

The discussion was punctuated by a pair of outbursts from the audience.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 6, 2026

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

Instead, the humid silence is punctuated by the diesel generators, the occasional Bluetooth speaker or the tinny buzzing of a cell phone squeezing out reggaeton, reparto or US pop.

From Barron's Aug. 18, 2026

The color scheme is cinder block and corrugated iron, gray and dark gray, punctuated by bright splashes of color.

From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah

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

“Show me the criticism of raw milk if it’s safe,” he told me, one hand on the wheel, the other punctuating his points in the air.

From Salon Jun. 22, 2026

A Chinese military court issued suspended death sentences to two former defense ministers for corruption, punctuating a broad purge of China’s armed forces that has ousted most of the high command.

From The Wall Street Journal May 7, 2026

“You the same build as your mum” another person wrote back, punctuating the comment with a sweating smiley face emoji.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 17, 2025

"It was a most unsatisfactory beginning," he said quietly, punctuating the "unsatisfactory" with a stab of his pipe.

From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison




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