Synonyms

full stop

American

noun

period.

full stop British

noun

Also called (esp US and Canadian): period. the punctuation mark (.) used at the end of a sentence that is not a question or exclamation, after abbreviations, etc

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Etymology

Origin of full stop

First recorded in 1590–1600

Example Sentences

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“Period. Full stop, I will fight like hell to make sure that doesn’t happen.”

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 7, 2025

His son, Patrick O'Neal, wrote on Instagram that his father was "a Hollywood legend. Full stop."

From BBC • Dec. 8, 2023

"Let's get something straight that the American people understand full well and that is not complicated: there was nothing good about slavery; there was nothing good about the Holocaust. Full stop," Bates added.

From Salon • Jul. 26, 2023

"I think it is the most unprecedented gathering in this country. Full stop," Ruwanthie de Chickera, a playwright who is part of the core group of Aragalaya activists, told Reuters.

From Reuters • Jul. 11, 2022

Page 15: Full stop added after "dishes" Page 117: "happended" amended to "happened" Page 128: closing quote mark added after 'double' Hyphenation has generally been standardized.

From The Faust-Legend and Goethe's 'Faust' by Cotterill, H. B. (Henry Bernard)

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