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For their calculations, the team assumed the monkeys were using a keyboard containing 30 keys – the 26 letters of the English alphabet, plus the most common punctuation marks.
—Michael Irving, New Atlas, 31 Oct. 2024
His subsequent refusal proves Durin IV’s point (with a wallop that sends him across the room providing a punctuation mark).
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2024
Good business-casual black punctuation mark up top in the black vest to those striking red pants, and a refreshing light September-evening sea breeze can also work its way through those almost-ballet flats with the big-mesh uppers.
—Guy Martin, Forbes, 10 Sep. 2024
People who know me can understand my position on things based on punctuation marks, my commas.
—Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 5 Sep. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1849, in the meaning defined above
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“Punctuation mark.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/punctuation%20mark. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
Kids Definition
punctuation mark
noun
: any of various marks or signs used in punctuation
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