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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Bartholomew ran to the opposite end zone with a group of defensive teammates to celebrate the exclamation point to the workout.
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Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 3 June 2025
Romero, no doubt, will be in the circle again for the Crusaders, trying to tack an exclamation point onto an incredible season.
—Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 June 2025
Picault replaced Suarez in the 81st minute and scored on a breakaway eight minutes later to put the exclamation point on the night.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 1 June 2025
Our nails act as a period or exclamation point in a sentence.
—Celeste Polanco, Essence, 11 Mar. 2025
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Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 3 June 2025
Romero, no doubt, will be in the circle again for the Crusaders, trying to tack an exclamation point onto an incredible season.
—Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 June 2025
Picault replaced Suarez in the 81st minute and scored on a breakaway eight minutes later to put the exclamation point on the night.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 1 June 2025
Our nails act as a period or exclamation point in a sentence.
—Celeste Polanco, Essence, 11 Mar. 2025
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“Exclamation point.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exclamation%20point. Accessed 8 Jun. 2025.
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