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punctuation

[puhngk-choo-ey-shuhn] / ˌpʌŋk tʃuˈeɪ ʃən /
NOUN
comma
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I had hoped the bangs would repel him, but my new facial accessory failed to be a punctuation between us in the way I’d imagined.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 13, 2026

If L7 was a statement, Finch was its punctuation, her crayon-bright hair complementing a radiant humanity.

From Salon Jul. 21, 2026

One note: We have changed some capitalization, spelling and punctuation; no need to make this even harder than it is.

From The Wall Street Journal May 29, 2026

These work like punctuation marks in the genetic instructions, signaling that protein construction should stop.

From Science Daily May 7, 2026

In the autumn of 2002, I was making a series of programmes about punctuation for Radio4 called Cutting a Dash.

From "Eats, Shoots & Leaves" by Author




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