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 The Boston Red Sox acquired left-handed pitcher Garrett Crochet from the Chicago White Sox on Wednesday, putting an exclamation mark on their Winter Meetings activity with a blockbuster trade. Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024 Sometimes involving ear-splitting hollering or other exclamations of a brain-numbing piercing quality. Lance Eliot, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024 He's met with a barrage of gasps and exclamations from the show hosts. Mackenzie Schmidt, People.com, 25 Nov. 2024 Kris Holt Wondering what billion-dollar company’s name is an exclamation? Kris Holt, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for exclamation 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for exclamation
Noun
  • Social media users were left hysterical by the Frenchie's dramatic reaction and related to the loud cries.
    Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
  • The vegan scoop shop is the latest to issue a rallying cry to customers amid challenging economic conditions.
    Amanda Yeager, Baltimore Sun, 28 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • Giving a very early shout out to some of the biggest stars working today is the BIFAs breakthrough performance award (formerly the most promising newcomer award).
    Alex Ritman, Variety, 7 Dec. 2024
  • In extreme cases, however, pressing that button elicits a shout of fear and anguish from Alba, like in one moment when the two are separated and Alba must race through a maze to reach Neva — only for the dog to be happily waiting for her as if nothing had happened.
    Jason Fanelli, Rolling Stone, 18 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • Williams gleefully interrupts Faith's stream of consciousness with a profound interjection.
    Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 23 Dec. 2024
  • The director illustrates much of this through long, patient takes, often keeping distance with interjections of a slow push in towards Lee’s face, studying him in meditation as the the sounds of the natural world quietly score the scene, as though the two are in communion.
    Kambole Campbell, IndieWire, 5 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • The phrase comes near enough to verbalizing those overwhelming feelings that manifested mostly as screams.
    Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Led by vocalist Christina Michelle’s hair-raising screams, Deep Sage mangles everything in its path with thick basslines and switchblade guitars until the floor is bloodied but the air, at long last, is cleansed.
    Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 4 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • The screams eventually reach a crescendo, as video shows the shrieks getting gradually louder and louder until the group stopped.
    Andrea Margolis, Fox News, 28 Nov. 2024
  • Seeing the bus, the young woman raised a whistle to her lips and blew, sending a shriek across the steady hum of traffic.
    Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 4 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • Excess Semen Semen, or seminal fluid, is the sperm-containing substance that males at birth secrete during ejaculation.
    Mark Gurarie, Health, 14 Dec. 2024
  • Seeing the actual act of ejaculation on-screen magnifies the euphoria of this moment and how much joy can be derived from prioritizing and pleasuring yourself as well as others.
    David Opie, IndieWire, 7 Dec. 2024

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“Exclamation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exclamation. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.

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