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Definition of exclamationnext
as in cry
a sudden short emotional utterance the good news was greeted with a chorus of joyous exclamations

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Recent Examples of exclamation Saturday could be a great opportunity for Mizzou running back Ahmad Hardy to put an exclamation on his historic season. Maddie Hartley, Kansas City Star, 25 Nov. 2025 The exclamation has the scent of doubt. Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 24 Nov. 2025 Most Lamborghinis are named after fighting bulls; only one is named after an exclamation that’s a borderline swear word in its native tongue. Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 6 Nov. 2025 And for the first time, the exclamation mark people are influential, energized and presenting a broad front. Alan J. Borsuk, jsonline.com, 26 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for exclamation
Recent Examples of Synonyms for exclamation
Noun
  • Property Insurance If property taxes are the House GOP’s flagship affordability issue, property insurance has become the Democrats’ rallying cry.
    Lawrence Mower, Miami Herald, 9 Jan. 2026
  • Demonstrations have included cries in support of the shah, something that could bring a death sentence in the past but now underlines the anger fueling the protests that began over Iran’s ailing economy.
    Jon Gambrell, Chicago Tribune, 9 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Normally, scent voices are mere whispers compared to the screams and angry shouts of humans, but in that section, certain sensitive plant species shrieked incessantly because of their proximity to plants that hindered their growth.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 7 Jan. 2026
  • Chowhouse also gave a shout out to Nimki, a pop up brand by Beard Award finalist for Emerging Chef was Nikhil Naiker, that will move from Courtland Club to Club Frills this January.
    Rin Velasco, The Providence Journal, 6 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • That brought a disapproving interjection from Judge Shant during a sentencing hearing that lasted 30 minutes.
    Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2026
  • For anyone out there still trying to compete with the NFL for the hearts and minds of the American consumer, the only valid response to the league’s latest showing can be summed up in a single interjection: MEEP!
    Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 6 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Passengers aboard a taxiing aircraft were reportedly left horrified last month when chilling screams suddenly echoed from beneath the cabin just moments before takeoff.
    Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 14 Jan. 2026
  • The car chase, the chokehold, his own screams at the officers to leave his dad alone.
    Nicole Foy, ProPublica, 13 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • The children’s play area was my favorite spot during the years when my own children were small, filling it with shrieks and laughter.
    Mathew Joseph, Mercury News, 7 Dec. 2025
  • The shrieks of revelers on boats, canoes, and dinner cruises mingle and come up to me like a chorused taunt.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • Yet most men have little idea of what the pelvic floor actually is, and even fewer realize that premature ejaculation and erectile dysfunction often stem from weak or untrained pelvic-floor muscles.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 9 Dec. 2025
  • Before ejaculation, mammalian sperm remain in a low-energy state.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2025

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“Exclamation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exclamation. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.

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