Thesaurus results for EXCLAMATION

exclamation

noun

ˌek-sklə-ˈmā-shən

Definition of exclamation

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 As the third and final host nation to take the pitch, the United States dropped a neon exclamation mark on its group-stage kickoff. — Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 19 June 2026 The Sox scored nine first-inning runs in a 17-4 win in the finale to put an exclamation mark on the trip, and even Manuel couldn’t downplay the statement his kids made. — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2026 Greene was responding to a post from Laura Ingraham, in which the Fox News host shared the reporting alongside two exclamation marks. — Sophie Brams, The Hill, 12 May 2026 Stafford bravely let our first newspaper prototype go, and there was a collective sigh of relief and joyous exclamation when our kite flew. — Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for exclamation

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Noun

Co-chair Emily Ladau, a disability rights activist, communications strategist and author, framed the committee's work around a phrase long used as a rallying cry in disability advocacy circles.

— Keely Cat-Wells, Forbes.com, 18 July 2026
The players turned the international spotlight and goodwill of their 2023 victory into an international rallying cry that highlighted the poor treatment of female players.

— Madeline Fox, NPR, 17 July 2026

Definition of cry

Noun

Every open gaming table has empty seats, though an occasional excited shout can be heard across the floor.

— James Powel, USA Today, 15 July 2026
Yet, despite the fact that supernovas have been erupting every second over the course of 13 billion years or so to produce the neutrinos that accumulate as the DSNB, this ghostly signal is still faint, a whisper rather than a shout.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 10 July 2026

Definition of shout

Noun

The Intelligence Committee was expected to vote on Clayton's nomination as soon as Thursday before the president's interjection.

— Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 17 June 2026
In braids and a bright yellow fishing bib, with her dog Claude at her side and a witty interjection always on the tip of her tongue, Maude climbs onto her trusty little boat and sets a course for the open sea.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 June 2026

Definition of interjection

Noun

Later that pitch-black night, Erez steps to the edge of her terrace, looks down at the sleepy city below, and lets out a blood-curdling scream.

— Marisa Fox, Rolling Stone, 16 July 2026
For Lind, the endeavor was less about being a scream queen and more about shepherding a production.

— Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 7 July 2026

Definition of scream

Noun

Its companies research therapeutic psychedelics and treatments for premature ejaculation.

— Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 13 July 2026
Research has found that doing pelvic floor exercises can help with erectile dysfunction, premature ejaculation, and urinary incontinence, especially after prostate surgery.

— Stacey Colino, Time, 9 June 2026

Definition of ejaculation

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