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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Sarkozy loves an exclamation point.
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Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2025
Her phone started buzzing, with exclamation points, thumbs-ups, and hearts.
—Sean Gregory, Time, 10 Dec. 2025
His subsequent celebration – think Rob Gronkowski with the Patriots – provided an exclamation point, showing why Dakota Ridge outscored opponents 565-168 this season.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 7 Dec. 2025
Amid all of those, though, is an exclamation point, a certainty, an unequivocal major positive moving forward.
—Miami Herald, 30 Nov. 2025
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Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2025
Her phone started buzzing, with exclamation points, thumbs-ups, and hearts.
—Sean Gregory, Time, 10 Dec. 2025
His subsequent celebration – think Rob Gronkowski with the Patriots – provided an exclamation point, showing why Dakota Ridge outscored opponents 565-168 this season.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 7 Dec. 2025
Amid all of those, though, is an exclamation point, a certainty, an unequivocal major positive moving forward.
—Miami Herald, 30 Nov. 2025
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 17 Dec. 2025.
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