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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The company pointed out that WESCAM MX-Series EO/IR systems bring a new generation of forward-looking infrared and electro-optical sensor capability to a market where advanced asymmetrical threat identification technologies have become a necessity.
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Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 27 Sep. 2025
Dressed in a hard hat and neon green vest, Kennedy walked through the construction site, pointing out special features in each building designed to promote safety, sustainability and hurricane protection.
—Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 27 Sep. 2025
Some of the hangars are used as soundstages, and Linklater pointed out an old air-traffic-control tower, jutting, with pleasing retro-futurist incongruity, out of a public plaza.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 27 Sep. 2025
Redfin pointed out that mortgage applications to refinance homes jumped 58% in the second week of September from the prior week.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 27 Sep. 2025
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Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 27 Sep. 2025
Dressed in a hard hat and neon green vest, Kennedy walked through the construction site, pointing out special features in each building designed to promote safety, sustainability and hurricane protection.
—Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 27 Sep. 2025
Some of the hangars are used as soundstages, and Linklater pointed out an old air-traffic-control tower, jutting, with pleasing retro-futurist incongruity, out of a public plaza.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 27 Sep. 2025
Redfin pointed out that mortgage applications to refinance homes jumped 58% in the second week of September from the prior week.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 27 Sep. 2025
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“Point out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/point%20out. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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