point out
phrasal verb
pointed out; pointing out; points out
1
: to direct someone's attention to (someone or something) by pointing
He pointed his girlfriend out (to me) in the crowd.
Could you point out the restrooms, please.
2
: to talk about or mention (something that one thinks is important)
He was quick to point our mistake out.
He pointed out the benefits/importance of daily exercise.
As she likes to point out, she distrusted him from the beginning.
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Bowman's video was later community noted to point out how many Black quarterbacks have been taken No. 1 overall in recent years, including this year's with Cam Ward.
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Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 27 Apr. 2025
But Deliveroo’s filing points out that there can be no certainty that any firm offer will be made.
—Robert Olsen, Forbes.com, 26 Apr. 2025
But though members of the military may harbor critiques, officers are often the first to point out that at the policy level, generals are meant to guide, not lead.
—Anna Mulrine Grobe, Christian Science Monitor, 26 Apr. 2025
Critics of the show have pointed out that the romanticization of his character—a serial killer and stalker—is unhelpful in the face of our very real violence against women and girls epidemic.
—Charley Ross, Glamour, 25 Apr. 2025
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Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 27 Apr. 2025
But Deliveroo’s filing points out that there can be no certainty that any firm offer will be made.
—Robert Olsen, Forbes.com, 26 Apr. 2025
But though members of the military may harbor critiques, officers are often the first to point out that at the policy level, generals are meant to guide, not lead.
—Anna Mulrine Grobe, Christian Science Monitor, 26 Apr. 2025
Critics of the show have pointed out that the romanticization of his character—a serial killer and stalker—is unhelpful in the face of our very real violence against women and girls epidemic.
—Charley Ross, Glamour, 25 Apr. 2025
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“Point out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/point%20out. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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