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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Ditto any viewers to whom Bene doesn’t rate a nod of recognition, much less an exclamation point.
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Guy Lodge, Variety, 5 Sep. 2025
The Arkansas Razorbacks will know late Saturday afternoon whether scheduling Arkansas State was a disastrous decision or a successful exclamation point on a chapter of their history of games at War Memorial Stadium in Little Rock.
—Tom Murphy, Arkansas Online, 5 Sep. 2025
The match was the latest exclamation point for Osaka’s long and short journey back to the biggest matches on the brightest stages.
—Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025
Trent Grisham broke the game open with a grand slam, Max Fried went seven great innings, and Chisholm hit a solo shot to add an exclamation point.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
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Guy Lodge, Variety, 5 Sep. 2025
The Arkansas Razorbacks will know late Saturday afternoon whether scheduling Arkansas State was a disastrous decision or a successful exclamation point on a chapter of their history of games at War Memorial Stadium in Little Rock.
—Tom Murphy, Arkansas Online, 5 Sep. 2025
The match was the latest exclamation point for Osaka’s long and short journey back to the biggest matches on the brightest stages.
—Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025
Trent Grisham broke the game open with a grand slam, Max Fried went seven great innings, and Chisholm hit a solo shot to add an exclamation point.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
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“Exclamation point.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exclamation%20point. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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