point taken

phrase

used to tell someone that one understands what he or she is saying or suggesting
"You have to help them." "Point taken. I'll do what I can."

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Adell’s birth name is actually Jordon, but point taken. Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2026 For example, RVs and trailers that were once near Bering Drive and Brokaw Road had at one point taken over a gym parking lot on Zanker Road, just east of Mineta International Airport. Devan Patel, Mercury News, 10 Jan. 2026 Both Hughes and Nurmagomedov traded kicks that led to shots down below to the groin, leading to Nurmagomedov getting a point taken away. Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 25 Jan. 2025 The large window connects the inside and outside and lets Elizabeth gaze at her past, which is at one point taken from her. Elissa Suh, Vogue, 18 Sep. 2024 The woman said her daughter had one point taken off on the assignment for her answer to what the slave’s living quarters would be, the worksheet showed. Kate Linderman, Miami Herald, 22 Mar. 2024 Well, Health and Human Services takes those kids -- custody of them, but - but point taken on needing to watch what happens next. CBS News, 30 Apr. 2023

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“Point taken.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/point%20taken. Accessed 21 Jul. 2026.

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