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 Microsoft's example for how this is useful uses the exclamation mark emoji. James Peckham, PC Magazine, 9 July 2025 With a 6-3 ruling Friday restricting the power of judges to issue nationwide blocks on presidential initiatives, the court put an exclamation mark on a term dominated by Trump victories. Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 28 June 2025 Second-year outfielder Andy Pages hit a go-ahead double in the 10th inning to propel LA to the win, adding an exclamation mark to a great season so far with the Dodgers. Peter Chawaga, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 June 2025 Rafael Devers then delivered the exclamation mark in the ninth with a solo shot to the second deck, and Toro finished the scoring with an RBI double. Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 9 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for exclamation
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Noun
  • Hearing the monkey’s cries— what of the child abandoned to the autumn wind?
    Rebecca Chace July 14, Literary Hub, 14 July 2025
  • Sixty-years-and-change later, that’s still the rallying cry of drivers who regard the Porsche 911 as the best sports car in the world.
    Robert Ross, Robb Report, 11 July 2025
Noun
  • Behind the door, Red groaned, then gave himself a self-motivating shout.
    Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 14 July 2025
  • The shout was instantly memed, parodied by comedians, recreated by fans, echoed by celebrities, and even spoofed by The Minions.
    Nasha Smith, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
Noun
  • When Murkowski finally appeared on the floor, she was quickly surrounded by Thune, Barrasso, Graham and Senate Finance Committee Chair Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), who barraged her on all sides with points and interjections.
    Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 29 June 2025
  • This suggests that pain interjections may have originated from nonlinguistic vocalizations.
    Katarzyna Pisanski, Scientific American, 21 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Factory workers heard screams, but couldn’t save their colleague.
    Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 14 July 2025
  • Hunt, Texas — Ever since dawn on the Fourth of July, a broken hearts club bigger than Texas has been forced to imagine the speed of water and the screams of children.
    Bill Weir, CNN Money, 14 July 2025
Noun
  • When a truck carrying Mr. Nasrallah’s coffin entered the stadium, the crowd erupted in shrieks and cries as the voice of the former Hezbollah leader — clipped from his speeches — echoed from speakers.
    Christina Goldbaum, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2025
  • Late in the show, a lone woman’s passionate shriek activates something in McCartney.
    Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 12 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Other signs are pain during ejaculation or a decrease in the amount of semen.
    Julie Scott, People.com, 8 July 2025
  • The count itself can go up and down depending on the frequency of ejaculation, time of year, or whether someone is injured or has a fever.
    Aria Bendix, NBC news, 3 July 2025

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“Exclamation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exclamation. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.

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