exclamation point
noun
1
: a mark ! used especially after an interjection or exclamation to indicate forceful utterance or strong feeling
2
: a distinctive indication of major significance, interest, or contrast
the game put an exclamation point on the season
called also exclamation mark
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This year’s show will be highly-anticipated as Lamar sets out to put an exclamation point at the end of an already stellar year.
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Angel Diaz, Billboard, 16 Oct. 2024
And little else in the garden perennial world can put such a sizeable exclamation point on the garden profile.
—Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 16 Aug. 2024
Hundreds of Californians weighed in, brandishing exclamation points like spears.
—Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2024
For Jimmy Carter, the nation's 39th president, such longevity is an exclamation point on an unparalleled life of public service.
—Mark Updegrove, ABC News, 1 Oct. 2024
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Angel Diaz, Billboard, 16 Oct. 2024
And little else in the garden perennial world can put such a sizeable exclamation point on the garden profile.
—Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 16 Aug. 2024
Hundreds of Californians weighed in, brandishing exclamation points like spears.
—Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2024
For Jimmy Carter, the nation's 39th president, such longevity is an exclamation point on an unparalleled life of public service.
—Mark Updegrove, ABC News, 1 Oct. 2024
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“Exclamation point.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exclamation%20point. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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