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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Peter Harrell, a visiting scholar at Georgetown’s Institute of International Economic Law, pointed out that IEEPA explicitly prohibits its use against information.
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Jason Ma, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2025
When the team started winless, Tage Thompson was quick to point out that the world wasn’t ending and that the Sabres had a long season to play.
—Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
Miller pointed out that Von Zamft is a former defense attorney.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 25 Oct. 2025
The research team pointed out that mapping the material’s performance onto an Ashby chart highlights twisting metamaterials as a promising class of mechanically adaptive, crashworthy materials for advanced protection systems in automotive, rail, aerospace, and defense applications.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 25 Oct. 2025
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Jason Ma, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2025
When the team started winless, Tage Thompson was quick to point out that the world wasn’t ending and that the Sabres had a long season to play.
—Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
Miller pointed out that Von Zamft is a former defense attorney.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 25 Oct. 2025
The research team pointed out that mapping the material’s performance onto an Ashby chart highlights twisting metamaterials as a promising class of mechanically adaptive, crashworthy materials for advanced protection systems in automotive, rail, aerospace, and defense applications.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 25 Oct. 2025
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“Point out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/point%20out. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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