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 Its lilting melody leads the listener by the band straight into the fist-pumping chorus, which simply repeats the title multiple times — with the exclamation mark included. Jem Aswad, Variety, 9 June 2025 Look for devices with a yellow exclamation mark next to them. Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 9 May 2025 Richie, who let out enthusiastic exclamations throughout the performance, was transported right back to high school. Kimi Robinson, USA TODAY, 17 Mar. 2025 Dramatic piano chords are stuck alongside sepia title cards that are pleasantly full of exclamation marks. Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 22 May 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
  • This suggests that pain interjections may have originated from nonlinguistic vocalizations.
    Katarzyna Pisanski, Scientific American, 21 Feb. 2025
  • His obsessive tweeting, often in the early hours of the morning, meant that bizarre and venomous interjections into the political process could erupt at any time of day or night, that at any moment the ground might again shift beneath us.
    Rebecca Solnit April 29, Literary Hub, 29 Apr. 2021
Noun
  • 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
  • Factory workers heard screams, but couldn’t save their colleague.
    Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 14 July 2025
Noun
  • Former player Maria Sharapova’s world-class shrieks were once measured at 101 decibels — roughly the level of a pneumatic drill.
    Brandon Griggs, CNN Money, 8 July 2025
  • Pretty soon, the whine of the gears, the shriek of the diff, and the sheer cacophony of combustion make conversation all but impossible.
    Tim Pitt, Robb Report, 28 May 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 21 Jul. 2025.

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