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Recent Examples of interjection
Those harsh, swelling wails of warning become the film’s punctuating sonic motif — in stark contrast to the buoyant, babbling vocal interjections of Alexey Shmurak’s unexpected a cappella score, a literal chorus of humanity amid the chaos.
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Guy Lodge, Variety, 20 Feb. 2025
Williams gleefully interrupts Faith's stream of consciousness with a profound interjection.
—Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 23 Dec. 2024
The director illustrates much of this through long, patient takes, often keeping distance with interjections of a slow push in towards Lee’s face, studying him in meditation as the the sounds of the natural world quietly score the scene, as though the two are in communion.
—Kambole Campbell, IndieWire, 5 Nov. 2024
The interjection came as King Charles and Queen Camilla visited the Australian capital Canberra to meet the nation’s leaders, including Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.
—Hilary Whiteman, CNN, 21 Oct. 2024
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Guy Lodge, Variety, 20 Feb. 2025
Williams gleefully interrupts Faith's stream of consciousness with a profound interjection.
—Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 23 Dec. 2024
The director illustrates much of this through long, patient takes, often keeping distance with interjections of a slow push in towards Lee’s face, studying him in meditation as the the sounds of the natural world quietly score the scene, as though the two are in communion.
—Kambole Campbell, IndieWire, 5 Nov. 2024
The interjection came as King Charles and Queen Camilla visited the Australian capital Canberra to meet the nation’s leaders, including Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.
—Hilary Whiteman, CNN, 21 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for interjection
Noun
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According to Desai, during the procedure the volunteer let out a cry of pain, but when questioned about it later the volunteer had no memory.—
Ella Jeffries,
Smithsonian Magazine,
8 Apr. 2025
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As a result, a cacophony of cries to turn off the mics and burn the audio mixers is rising.—
Essence,
Essence,
28 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The region’s colloquial exclamation alamak, which is used to convey surprise and dismay, is also included in the list, though its exact origin is uncertain.—
Peter Guo,
NBC news,
27 Mar. 2025
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That put an exclamation mark on Buehler's eight-year major league career in (2017-24) in Los Angeles.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
Newsweek,
13 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Furrowed brows, smiles, shouts and tears occupied the faces of passionate protesters, who bellowed chants that echoed off the concrete sky-rise buildings.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
29 Mar. 2025
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On the basketball court below, players’ shouts reverberate off the walls, as a banana vendor ambles along the baseline.—
Erika Page,
The Christian Science Monitor,
24 Mar. 2025
Noun
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In mice that ejaculated, dopamine release slowed significantly in the transition from intromission to ejaculation before rising quickly.—
Elana Spivack,
Popular Science,
19 Mar. 2025
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Men’s health content related to topics like testosterone, vasectomies and premature ejaculation is so pervasive on social media, in fact, that a 2022 study waded through all of it to find some of the inaccuracies in the high volume of content that was already reaching men.—
Mara Santilli,
Flow Space,
4 Mar. 2025
Noun
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At less visible moments, their whispers and screams change the word one artwork at a time.—
Keyaira Boone,
Essence,
9 Apr. 2025
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More importantly, not only will every other part of your new CLE scream AMG, but the car cover and fuel cap will, too.—
Erik Shilling,
Robb Report,
4 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Expect to hear the unmistakable wail of a vintage F1 car echoing across the speedway, the guttural roar of classic V8s ripping through gears, and the shriek of modern hypercars proving their worth on the track.—
Greg Engle,
Forbes.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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While studying a rare species whose mating call appears to be the frightening shrieks the team has been hearing in the woods, the pair hired Kodiak (McHale) as their guide.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
21 Mar. 2025
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“Interjection.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interjection. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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