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Recent Examples of interjection
When Murkowski finally appeared on the floor, she was quickly surrounded by Thune, Barrasso, Graham and Senate Finance Committee Chair Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), who barraged her on all sides with points and interjections.
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Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 29 June 2025
Chase and Ibarra may, for instance, begin a dialogue as nervous chit-chat with staccato flute interjections with drummed responses that soon turn to broad expressions of wonder.
—Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2025
After Hudson's tense interjection, the reporter went on to discuss their public relationship and social media activity, including the beach yoga Instagram post.
—Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 20 May 2025
And interjections also provide a window into interpersonal relationships.
—Bob Holmes, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Mar. 2025
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Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 29 June 2025
Chase and Ibarra may, for instance, begin a dialogue as nervous chit-chat with staccato flute interjections with drummed responses that soon turn to broad expressions of wonder.
—Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2025
After Hudson's tense interjection, the reporter went on to discuss their public relationship and social media activity, including the beach yoga Instagram post.
—Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 20 May 2025
And interjections also provide a window into interpersonal relationships.
—Bob Holmes, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for interjection
Noun
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When two people pop a small confetti cannon into the air, Speed launches himself back with a cry, knocking over the set and barely missing the cake that has his face on it.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
5 Sep. 2025
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If the cries to help the common fan were relatively silent then, what’s the truly new and pressing need for them today?—
John Cassillo,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Matt Prater's 32-yard field goal as time expired put an exclamation mark on what could turn out to be the NFL's Game of the Year, but some will remember Sunday's game for what happened away from the field.—
Michael Gallagher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Sep. 2025
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Or too much filler could be injected, which could lead to labia with an exclamation mark after them.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
24 Aug. 2025
Noun
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There were shouts and even a near miss from a water pistol.—
Judith Martin,
Mercury News,
8 Sep. 2025
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An eclectic mix of Web3-native headlines, from sales stats to upcoming events to brief artist shout outs, make this missive a must-read for any follower of the tokenized digital art community.—
Ana María Caballero,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
Noun
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After all, science says regular ejaculations are healthy.—
Mikelle Street,
Them.,
19 Aug. 2025
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The boat rose on end, and her bows were buried in an instant; a hurried ejaculation, at once shriek and prayer, rose to the lips of the bravest when, unexpected mercy!—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Cool Game-Day Uniforms Football matches and homecoming scream fall, and who better than Taylor Swift to prove that dressing up for game-day can be as easy as cheering on your friends from the the stands.—
Michelle Lee,
PEOPLE,
4 Sep. 2025
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The episode recontextualizes the Gorn’s terrifying scream.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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From there, most of the trailer consists of rapid-fire flashes of unsettling imagery, including a man yelling with blood dripping from his mouth, muddy human footsteps on a hardwood floor, blood rinsing down a bathtub drain, and a distressed shriek from Indy.—
Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
23 Aug. 2025
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After a brief chat with the other players in my group, we are whisked down stairs and along corridors – whose décor is akin to that found in a Scottish castle – passing doors from which come shrieks of denunciation and denial.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
4 Aug. 2025
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“Interjection.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interjection. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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