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as in tip
a piece of advice or useful information especially from an expert
the instructor gave me a few pointers but otherwise let me do the cooking by myself
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Recent Examples of pointer
Cenac’s 33% shooting on 3-pointers and 62% on free throws reveal a player whose mechanics need work.
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Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 15 June 2026
Just use Dubhe and Merak, the two bright stars in the front edge of the pot of the Big Dipper, opposite the handle, as pointer stars to Polaris.
—Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 14 June 2026
Hart is the heart, the muscle, the 3-points, 15-rebounds, 6-assists, 4-steals guy—that’s his actual stat line in the Game 1 Finals victory—unafraid to bang the timely three–pointer when the opposition is begging him to fire away.
—Sean Gregory, Time, 14 June 2026
And Wembanyama got away with another controversial non-call, this time not giving Jalen Brunson room to land on a 3-pointer, which left the Knicks star writhing in pain.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 14 June 2026
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Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 15 June 2026
Just use Dubhe and Merak, the two bright stars in the front edge of the pot of the Big Dipper, opposite the handle, as pointer stars to Polaris.
—Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 14 June 2026
Hart is the heart, the muscle, the 3-points, 15-rebounds, 6-assists, 4-steals guy—that’s his actual stat line in the Game 1 Finals victory—unafraid to bang the timely three–pointer when the opposition is begging him to fire away.
—Sean Gregory, Time, 14 June 2026
And Wembanyama got away with another controversial non-call, this time not giving Jalen Brunson room to land on a 3-pointer, which left the Knicks star writhing in pain.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 14 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pointer
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Threading the needle On June 15, the Twins were 36-35, just a half-game out of the AL’s third wild-card spot.—
Stephen J. Nesbitt,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
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Silky shorts in a range of lengths — some with delicate lace trim, others in more minimalist boxer-like cuts — are pushing the needle further into more romantic territory.—
Lauren Fisher,
Footwear News,
16 June 2026
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Krueger couldn’t be more pleased about her trajectory, and gives a hat tip to the late Ann Bishop, among the first female journalists to anchor the evening news in a major market.—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
15 June 2026
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For more heat safety tips, check out this comic.—
Suzanne Nuyen,
NPR,
15 June 2026
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The overall score is based on a nation’s performance across 38 indicators in 12 categories, including tax treatment, rule of law, quality of life, investor and high-net-worth migration pathways, family inclusion, geopolitical stability, and capital mobility.—
Jessica Puckett,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 June 2026
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This squishy honor of a marshmallow doesn’t even require devouring it—the indicator that psychologists took as the signal of its depleted future life.—
Ian Bogost,
The Atlantic,
16 June 2026
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That paperwork also doesn’t include any diversified index funds or similar investments that are less likely to present conflicts of interest.—
Ben Paviour,
Sacbee.com,
16 June 2026
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SpaceX exposure in other portfolios While SpaceX will be fast-tracked into some indexes that are popular choices in retirement accounts, there are also other methods for getting access in standard brokerage accounts.—
John Towfighi,
CNN Money,
15 June 2026
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“Pointer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pointer. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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