punctuates

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She punctuates the quip by taking a big bite, leaving a glob of frosting on her face.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 11, 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

When the chorus finally lands—“Take a load off, Fanny”—it’s Manuel who punctuates the song’s vocal stylings.

From Salon • Jun. 16, 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

Death is not a period that ends the great sentence of life, but a comma that punctuates it to more lofty significance.

From "While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement" by Carolyn Maull McKinstry