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Recent Examples of exclamation
One of the headiest things about Adult Braces is how West’s prose style was pickled in the mid-2010s, so her use of caps lock and exclamation marks acted on me as a powerful Proustian madeleine.
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Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 22 Mar. 2026
Well, Tre White put an exclamation-point dunk through the hoop with 13 seconds left.
—Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 21 Mar. 2026
Similarly, his students do not end texts with a period, claiming that no punctuation or an exclamation mark shows enthusiasm.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 20 Feb. 2026
For Mater Dei Catholic, Saturday’s win serves as an exclamation mark on what has been a season of notable growth for the program.
—Clark Fahrenthold, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Feb. 2026
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Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 22 Mar. 2026
Well, Tre White put an exclamation-point dunk through the hoop with 13 seconds left.
—Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 21 Mar. 2026
Similarly, his students do not end texts with a period, claiming that no punctuation or an exclamation mark shows enthusiasm.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 20 Feb. 2026
For Mater Dei Catholic, Saturday’s win serves as an exclamation mark on what has been a season of notable growth for the program.
—Clark Fahrenthold, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for exclamation
Noun
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My sister, Louise, had spent hours perfecting the screechy, imperious cry of Starscream, only to use it when phoning the takeaway and ordering curry sauce and chips.—
Douglas Stuart,
New Yorker,
12 Apr. 2026
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That, of course, and the occasional ghostly presences, unsettling cries, and blood dripping from the ceiling.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
10 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Outside, a kid spots the bus and shouts.—
Emmanuel Igunza,
NPR,
15 Apr. 2026
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But their sounds also contained a shout-along universality.—
Brendan Hay,
SPIN,
13 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Audience members quickly realized the interjection wasn’t part of the session and called for security to remove him.—
Deborah Sengupta Stith,
Austin American Statesman,
17 Mar. 2026
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Two people were arrested for disrupting the meeting with anti-CoreCivic interjections.—
Matthew Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
10 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The other new standout debuting on MSC World America is the Cliffhanger ($5), a huge swing that hangs over the side of the ship—the screams of brave riders prove the thrill is legit.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Apr. 2026
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Marcus Smart diving and scrapping and leading cheers with a scream.—
Assistant Sports Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Is such an existential shriek into the abyss, all while living in a society suffused by mind-numbing grief and nationalism, worth subjecting yourself to?—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
28 Mar. 2026
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Lee’s introduction of Liu sparked shrieks, mostly among young students from the nearby Oakland School for the Arts, which Liu also attended for one semester.—
Ron Kroichick,
San Francisco Chronicle,
12 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The very much unrated film — showing unsimulated full penetration and ejaculation — streamed from 2017 until well into 2020.—
Gustavo Turner,
HollywoodReporter,
1 Apr. 2026
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Millions of sperm can remain in the tubes, typically requiring about 20 to 30 ejaculations to clear.—
Miriam Fauzia,
Dallas Morning News,
20 Mar. 2026
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“Exclamation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exclamation. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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