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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Rye whiskey is the drier and spicier cousin of bourbon with an herbaceous edge, an edge which (as with the Sazerac, La Louisiane and others) is given a few dozen exclamation points with a dash of absinthe.
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Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 8 Feb. 2025
The Bills’ last score with six minutes left — an exclamation point for the resounding win — had a funky movement.
—Jesse Newell, Kansas City Star, 24 Jan. 2025
Chef’s Table, Volume 7 If there’s any doubt about Chef’s Table’s impact on the cultural zeitgeist, let alone food TV, The Simpsons provided an exclamation point with a pitch-perfect spoof that aired in the weeks after the release of the latest season.
—Karen Yuan, Bon Appétit, 18 Dec. 2024
Still, Tuesday’s announcement was an exclamation point at the end of a strange and extraordinary saga in Johnson County.
—Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 5 Feb. 2025
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Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 8 Feb. 2025
The Bills’ last score with six minutes left — an exclamation point for the resounding win — had a funky movement.
—Jesse Newell, Kansas City Star, 24 Jan. 2025
Chef’s Table, Volume 7 If there’s any doubt about Chef’s Table’s impact on the cultural zeitgeist, let alone food TV, The Simpsons provided an exclamation point with a pitch-perfect spoof that aired in the weeks after the release of the latest season.
—Karen Yuan, Bon Appétit, 18 Dec. 2024
Still, Tuesday’s announcement was an exclamation point at the end of a strange and extraordinary saga in Johnson County.
—Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 5 Feb. 2025
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“Exclamation point.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exclamation%20point. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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