exclamation point
noun
1
: a mark ! used especially after an interjection or exclamation to indicate forceful utterance or strong feeling
2
: a distinctive indication of major significance, interest, or contrast
the game put an exclamation point on the season
called also exclamation mark
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Even that reprieve, though, had a certain painful exclamation point on it.
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Vahe Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 24 Jan. 2025
And to put the exclamation point on the day, Johnson gained 17 yards and went down to seal the game, sending the Bills to the AFC Championship Game for the first time since the 2020 season.
—Tim Graham, The Athletic, 19 Jan. 2025
And December’s Jobs Report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics – the last one of Joe Biden’s presidency – emphatically put the exclamation point at the end of this tale: 256,000 new jobs burst onto the market while the unemployment rate fell again to 4.1%.
—Eli Amdur, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
The exclamation point was a steal and dunk with five seconds to go.
—Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 29 Dec. 2024
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Vahe Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 24 Jan. 2025
And to put the exclamation point on the day, Johnson gained 17 yards and went down to seal the game, sending the Bills to the AFC Championship Game for the first time since the 2020 season.
—Tim Graham, The Athletic, 19 Jan. 2025
And December’s Jobs Report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics – the last one of Joe Biden’s presidency – emphatically put the exclamation point at the end of this tale: 256,000 new jobs burst onto the market while the unemployment rate fell again to 4.1%.
—Eli Amdur, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
The exclamation point was a steal and dunk with five seconds to go.
—Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 29 Dec. 2024
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“Exclamation point.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exclamation%20point. Accessed 27 Jan. 2025.
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