put an exclamation point on
idiom
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: to end (something) in an exciting way
His victory in the final game put an exclamation point on a brilliant year.
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Just one week prior, after Indiana dispatched Ohio State in the Big 10 championship game, the Miami, Florida native put an exclamation point on the team’s huge win with his now-viral postgame interview.
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Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 12 Dec. 2025
The Tennessee Volunteers have a chance to put an exclamation point on the end of their 2025 season with a top 25 showdown against the Vanderbilt Commodores.
—Andrew McCarty, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2025
Davis Penn, Angelo Renda and Parker Harris each rushed for a pair of touchdowns, and Blake Gunter put an exclamation point on an explosive second half with a 75-yard TD run midway through the final quarter.
—Mike Waters, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Oct. 2025
Malkin, who helped start the scoring with an assist on a power-play goal in the first period, put an exclamation point on his work with a brilliant pass to Brazeau, hitting him in stride for what eventually would become a breakaway goal.
—Josh Yohe, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
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Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 12 Dec. 2025
The Tennessee Volunteers have a chance to put an exclamation point on the end of their 2025 season with a top 25 showdown against the Vanderbilt Commodores.
—Andrew McCarty, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2025
Davis Penn, Angelo Renda and Parker Harris each rushed for a pair of touchdowns, and Blake Gunter put an exclamation point on an explosive second half with a 75-yard TD run midway through the final quarter.
—Mike Waters, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Oct. 2025
Malkin, who helped start the scoring with an assist on a power-play goal in the first period, put an exclamation point on his work with a brilliant pass to Brazeau, hitting him in stride for what eventually would become a breakaway goal.
—Josh Yohe, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
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“Put an exclamation point on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/put%20an%20exclamation%20point%20on. Accessed 17 Dec. 2025.
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