exclamation point
noun
1
: a mark ! used especially after an interjection or exclamation to indicate forceful utterance or strong feeling
2
: a distinctive indication of major significance, interest, or contrast
the game put an exclamation point on the season
called also exclamation mark
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Witt’s blast was the perfect exclamation point on an opening frame in which the Royals scored nine runs on 11 hits.
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Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 11 Apr. 2024
Apparently, Florida is as excited as the three exclamation points on the track indicate and the events are mounting.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2024
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Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 11 Apr. 2024
Apparently, Florida is as excited as the three exclamation points on the track indicate and the events are mounting.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2024
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“Exclamation point.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exclamation%20point. Accessed 4 May. 2024.
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