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Recent Examples of exclamation
The display changes to an orange exclamation mark if any important features are turned off.
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PCMAG, 24 Jan. 2025
The extreme cold outbreak now arriving adds an exclamation mark to what has already been a cold month of January, which according to historical average, is on average, the coldest month of the year.
—Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
This all unfolded in a matter of a minute as scarlet and grey confetti began to fly into the early evening sky inside the Rose Bowl, a final fitting exclamation to a night of Ohio State dominance and Oregon strife.
—Christopher Kamrani, The Athletic, 1 Jan. 2025
Gasps and exclamations evidenced that others had seen the shark, too.
—Tim Chester, AFAR Media, 13 Dec. 2024
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PCMAG, 24 Jan. 2025
The extreme cold outbreak now arriving adds an exclamation mark to what has already been a cold month of January, which according to historical average, is on average, the coldest month of the year.
—Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
This all unfolded in a matter of a minute as scarlet and grey confetti began to fly into the early evening sky inside the Rose Bowl, a final fitting exclamation to a night of Ohio State dominance and Oregon strife.
—Christopher Kamrani, The Athletic, 1 Jan. 2025
Gasps and exclamations evidenced that others had seen the shark, too.
—Tim Chester, AFAR Media, 13 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for exclamation
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For weeks now, Haiti’s volatile capital has been caught between cries and gunfire, armed gangs and mass exodus, and anxiety and silence.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
18 Mar. 2025
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In the theatre, though, peals of laughter drowned out Melton’s cries and the scene’s devastatingly anticlimactic end.—
Lauren Michele Jackson,
The New Yorker,
27 Feb. 2025
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In her speech, Gadot gave a sweet shout out to her daughters and husband Jaron Varsano.—
Hannah Sacks,
People.com,
18 Mar. 2025
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The team of masons, covered in dust and sweat, had been working in the ruins of the Altadena house for hours when a shout echoed across the wreckage.—
Laura J. Nelson,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Mar. 2025
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There were some less-than-serious efforts the likes of which have been seen in past years — underhand lobs from half-court, for example, and a whole lot of interjection from on-court emcee Kevin Hart — but there was at least some defense played.—
Tim Reynolds,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Feb. 2025
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Emotional vocalizations and interjections have been observed in every human culture studied to date.—
Katarzyna Pisanski,
Scientific American,
21 Feb. 2025
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As the evening presses forward, a shrill scream goes thundering across the third floor, and the camera pans to showcase A.B. lying dead in the game room.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
20 Mar. 2025
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More than once, Mariana emits an exasperated scream that goes on and on and on, almost like an operatic aria.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
19 Mar. 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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Common to woodlands, scrublands, savanna and villages across most of East Africa, they can be found in small flocks, usually making a variety of noisy scolds and shrieks at anyone within earshot.—
Matt Kracht,
People.com,
11 Mar. 2025
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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
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“Exclamation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exclamation. Accessed 28 Mar. 2025.
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