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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Huff had a strong all-around game, but his massive sack, strip-fumble of Penix in the final two minutes of the first half was the exclamation point.
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Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 20 Oct. 2025
The Dodgers have earned the break with a dominating performance over the Milwaukee Brewers, culminating in Shohei Ohtani’s historic exclamation point in Game 4.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 19 Oct. 2025
Brown snatched it in stride and tore 99 yards down the left sideline, nearly untouched, for Alabama’s first-half exclamation point and the Tide’s fifth defensive score against the Vols since 2019.
—Ira Gorawara, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
Their matchup will put the exclamation point on an interesting Sunday.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2025
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Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 20 Oct. 2025
The Dodgers have earned the break with a dominating performance over the Milwaukee Brewers, culminating in Shohei Ohtani’s historic exclamation point in Game 4.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 19 Oct. 2025
Brown snatched it in stride and tore 99 yards down the left sideline, nearly untouched, for Alabama’s first-half exclamation point and the Tide’s fifth defensive score against the Vols since 2019.
—Ira Gorawara, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
Their matchup will put the exclamation point on an interesting Sunday.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2025
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“Exclamation point.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exclamation%20point. Accessed 27 Oct. 2025.
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