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Recent Examples of exclamations
Bernardo Silva, possibly Guardiola’s favourite ever player according to some close to him, is still known as ‘Bernardiki’ around the dressing room, even among new players, because that is what Guardiola called him two years ago, during one of his regularly strange training-session exclamations.
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Sam Lee, New York Times, 25 May 2026
The deck is silent but for the clicking of cameras and the low buzz of exclamations as a new set of lights appear.
—Heather Greenwood Davis, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Apr. 2026
Their callouts vacillated from descriptions riddled with scientific jargon to exclamations of awe and joy.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 9 Apr. 2026
His statement, which horrified Americans and those watching abroad, followed days of similar exclamations, including multiple threats to destroy power plants and bridges in Iran.
—Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 8 Apr. 2026
Listeners replied with claps and exclamations of eager agreement.
—Madeline King, Chicago Tribune, 18 Jan. 2026
His popularity in other corners was evident in an October appearance on The View, in which cohost Whoopi Goldberg had to reprimand the audience for shouting out too many supportive exclamations.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Jan. 2026
Chung has rabbits, including Junie, a mini rex, the softest breed of rabbit, whose pillowy, ultra-silky fur draws exclamations of amazed delight from those who touch her.
—Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 24 Dec. 2025
Crucially, the minutes leading up to those exclamations were not business as usual.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 19 Aug. 2025
Sam Lee, New York Times, 25 May 2026
The deck is silent but for the clicking of cameras and the low buzz of exclamations as a new set of lights appear.
—Heather Greenwood Davis, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Apr. 2026
Their callouts vacillated from descriptions riddled with scientific jargon to exclamations of awe and joy.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 9 Apr. 2026
His statement, which horrified Americans and those watching abroad, followed days of similar exclamations, including multiple threats to destroy power plants and bridges in Iran.
—Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 8 Apr. 2026
Listeners replied with claps and exclamations of eager agreement.
—Madeline King, Chicago Tribune, 18 Jan. 2026
His popularity in other corners was evident in an October appearance on The View, in which cohost Whoopi Goldberg had to reprimand the audience for shouting out too many supportive exclamations.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Jan. 2026
Chung has rabbits, including Junie, a mini rex, the softest breed of rabbit, whose pillowy, ultra-silky fur draws exclamations of amazed delight from those who touch her.
—Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 24 Dec. 2025
Crucially, the minutes leading up to those exclamations were not business as usual.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 19 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for exclamations
Noun
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Hearing her mothers’ cries, the 11-year-old apparently came to her aid.—
Sean Emery,
Oc Register,
1 June 2026
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Then, the cries of Ginny’s baby are a major wake-up call for the couple that can’t be ignored.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
28 May 2026
Noun
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Once inside, any sense of peace dissipates in the vociferous shouts from the local crowd, who create a hostile environment for any foreign player.—
Charlotte Harpur,
New York Times,
26 May 2026
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The offer was met with shouts, laughs and cheers from the crowd.—
Kirk Kenney,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 May 2026
Noun
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But Weitz’s scratches of synth and interjections of hurdy-gurdy—the instrument at the heart of his solo debut—complicate the surface-level beauty.—
Ethan Beck,
Pitchfork,
12 May 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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Once seated, the crowd roared each time a member of the cast walked in, with the biggest screams by far going not to Anderson or co-star Assad Zaman but Eric Bogosian, who at 73 plays the youngest vampire of the season, Daniel Molloy.—
Rebecca Alter,
Vulture,
3 June 2026
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Literature, in his view, was a susurrus of stifled screams, a missive from the netherworld of the collective imaginary.—
Becca Rothfeld,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026
Noun
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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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After all, science says regular ejaculations are healthy.—
Mikelle Street,
Them.,
19 Aug. 2025
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“Exclamations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exclamations. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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