full stop
noun
chiefly British
: a point . used to show the end of a sentence or an abbreviation : period sense 5a
… the full stop after the roman numeral …—
Eric Korn
Eric KornHe found that a full stop expressed his feelings too violently, and wrote the letter again, for the fifth time …—Anthony Trollope
Anthony Trollope… ordered the initials 'F. C. W. K.,' with the customary untrained grape-vine-looking flourishes, and a large full stop, to be engraved forthwith.—Charles Dickens
—used interjectionally to emphasize the finality of the preceding statementCharles Dickens… when it comes to parenting she's the boss, full stop.—Pamela Druckerman
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Even when it is prepared in a way that is not, by any stretch, healthy, and even though eating animals is not good for the planet, full stop, chicken was—is—now our default meat.
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Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 23 May 2025
Even when it is prepared in a way that is not, by any stretch, healthy, and even though eating animals is not good for the planet, full stop, chicken was—is—now our default meat.
—Ellen Cushing, The Atlantic, 10 May 2025
The best nude lip liners are the unsung heroes of our makeup bags—full stop.
—Annie Blackman, Allure, 5 May 2025
Teenager Amass was trusted to make the first start of his senior career full stop.
—Chris Waugh, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025
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“Full stop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/full%20stop. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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