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punctuation

[puhngk-choo-ey-shuhn] / ˌpʌŋk tʃuˈeɪ ʃən /
NOUN
comma
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“Almost every printed or manuscript copy of the Declaration produced in 1776 varies in format, type size, punctuation, capitalization, and spelling.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

When you type a question into your favorite AI chatbot, it turns it into tokens representing words, parts of words, and punctuation.

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026

“I probably can’t definitively explain it,” says writer-director Maggie Gyllenhaal about that punctuation.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2026

Tomato, brightened with a final drizzle of garlic oil, like punctuation.

From Salon • Feb. 8, 2026

Behind him, Ewell nodded in punctuation, his head twitching, his fingers fluttering.

From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara