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exclamation

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


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Other ideas: “No exclamation points unless something genuinely warrants one,” or “Don’t end responses with unsolicited encouragement.”

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 16, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 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

It puzzled me to think why he was doing this; but at the instant I heard Harker’s quick exclamation as he woke to partial consciousness, and turned to the bed.

From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker

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

Thomas Demps, 80, a Taylor County commissioner, let out a long, stunned whistle and several exclamations of "Oh, my!" as he walked around Mount Olive Missionary Baptist Church in Perry on Wednesday afternoon.

From Reuters Aug. 30, 2023

But the golden godson was stuck on a camel, farther back in the caravan, and Lazlo had to be content with echoing exclamations from Calixte, who was given to gloating.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor




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