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
Their victory in the final game put an exclamation point on the season.
called also exclamation mark
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Harkins’ goal, into an empty net, was the exclamation point on the win.
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Senior Editor, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026
Her mouth jutted open longwise, like an exclamation point.
—Literary Hub, 7 May 2026
If all of that body-happy lingo sounds a little redundant, there’s an exclamation point at the end of it.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 4 May 2026
Coach Rick Tocchet put the exclamation point on that narrative last week.
—Kevin Kurz, New York Times, 1 May 2026
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Senior Editor, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026
Her mouth jutted open longwise, like an exclamation point.
—Literary Hub, 7 May 2026
If all of that body-happy lingo sounds a little redundant, there’s an exclamation point at the end of it.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 4 May 2026
Coach Rick Tocchet put the exclamation point on that narrative last week.
—Kevin Kurz, New York Times, 1 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for exclamation point
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“Exclamation point.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exclamation%20point. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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