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Present participle for to emphasize, stress, or indicate the importance of
“Moore smiled to punctuate the irony of his comment.”
Present participle for to add punctuation to
“I have to pick through and revise the text, space it, and punctuate it, to make it readable and suitable for use.”
Present participle for to scatter among or between other things
“Drab buildings would punctuate the urban landscape.”
Present participle for to weave among or between other things
“Socrates goes so far as to punctuate his speech with some very iambic sounding criticism against love.”
Present participle for to interrupt the flow of something
“Flocks of parrots and parakeets punctuate the calm with raucous explosions of noise.”
Present participle for to diversify (a thing or things) with other things, especially at intervals
“David continued to punctuate the drama with his highly touted musical interludes.”
Present participle for to provide assuagement or palliation to
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