as in pointed
tapering to a thin tip
wears high heels with very pointy toes even though they kill her feet
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Recent Examples of pointy
It is covered with pointy green shoots resembling a dragon's spikes.
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Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 31 Mar. 2025
That’s because the twisty, spindly room centerpiece with large, pointy, deep green leaves is no ordinary tree.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2025
The Rhode Beauty entrepreneur kept her base look simple in a white tank top and low-slung, wide-legged indigo jeans that cascaded over a pair of black pointy-toe pumps.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 4 Apr. 2025
It is covered with pointy green shoots resembling a dragon's spikes.
—Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 31 Mar. 2025
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Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 31 Mar. 2025
That’s because the twisty, spindly room centerpiece with large, pointy, deep green leaves is no ordinary tree.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2025
The Rhode Beauty entrepreneur kept her base look simple in a white tank top and low-slung, wide-legged indigo jeans that cascaded over a pair of black pointy-toe pumps.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 4 Apr. 2025
It is covered with pointy green shoots resembling a dragon's spikes.
—Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 31 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pointy
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The move is a pointed response to the administration’s actions to either abandon the NCA entirely or produce an alternate report downplaying the threat climate change poses to the United States, according to Brandon Jones, president of AGU.—
Andrew Freedman,
CNN Money,
2 May 2025
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The fish have large mouths full of pointed teeth, according to FWS.—
Ashley J. DiMella,
FOXNews.com,
2 May 2025
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The bearish or negative divergence has been closely monitored, as in my A/D line analysis, a drop below support at line c would have forecasted a sharper decline.—
Tom Aspray,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2025
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Utilizing exceptional command and a sharp plan of attack, Fedde dominated his former team in his first appearance back at Nationals Park since his final season with Washington in 2022.—
Katie Woo,
New York Times,
10 May 2025
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Negan honored his wife by naming his deadly barbed wire baseball bat after her.—
Christopher Rudolph,
People.com,
5 May 2025
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The bat wrapped in barbed wire is back in a new iteration, informing much of Negan’s journey in the Season 2.—
Rafa Sales Ross,
Variety,
2 May 2025
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“Pointy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pointy. Accessed 17 May. 2025.
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