as in cry
a sudden short emotional utterance the good news was greeted with a chorus of joyous exclamations

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Recent Examples of exclamation The region’s colloquial exclamation alamak, which is used to convey surprise and dismay, is also included in the list, though its exact origin is uncertain. Peter Guo, NBC news, 27 Mar. 2025 Therefore, superlative labels and exclamations are rarely helpful and can harm. Tim Maurer, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025 That put an exclamation mark on Buehler's eight-year major league career in (2017-24) in Los Angeles. Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025 Pattinson cuts through all of it, one hangdog expression and mouth-breather exclamation at a time. David Fear, Rolling Stone, 6 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for exclamation
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Noun
  • The user's husband initially dismissed the sound as a fox, but as the cries continued, curiosity took over.
    Ashley Vega, People.com, 18 May 2025
  • The life of Pope Leo shows that one’s identity and loyalties are shaped by experience, and Leo’s experience is one with deep roots outside of the U.S., closeness to the cry of the poor, and the clear conviction that the best way to lead is through service rather than raw power and fear.
    Raúl E. Zegarra, Time, 17 May 2025
Noun
  • His ensemble choice got a shout out from Cannes chief Thierry Fremaux prior to the screening, prompting Skarsgard to turn around and shake his backside.
    Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 18 May 2025
  • And, in typical Goodison fashion, the occasional irate shout or boo for good measure.
    Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 17 May 2025
Noun
  • Further, our species uses interjections to express emotions.
    Katarzyna Pisanski, Scientific American, 21 Feb. 2025
  • This suggests that pain interjections may have originated from nonlinguistic vocalizations.
    Katarzyna Pisanski, Scientific American, 21 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Outside, Jamie had witnessed the congestion and the screams of fans, begging the police to do something about it.
    Simon Hughes, New York Times, 19 May 2025
  • Party boats and vacation resorts are just an arm’s reach away, but instead of providing hope, their music serves to drown out the screams.
    Peter Debruge, Variety, 17 May 2025
Noun
  • The rag-doll physics of enemies coupled with their heinous death shrieks made battles more humorous than haunting.
    Jamal Michel, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
  • The little shriek Hardy lets out when Venom headbutts him in the face?
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 25 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Health professionals sometimes also prescribe SSRIs for off-label uses including to help with binge eating disorder, fibromyalgia, premature ejaculation, autism and vasomotor symptoms associated with menopause.
    Hannah Yasharoff, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2025
  • Research suggests myo-inositol helps regulate seminal fluid, which contains the sperm cells during ejaculation.
    Mark Gurarie, Verywell Health, 18 Apr. 2025

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“Exclamation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exclamation. Accessed 23 May. 2025.

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