Thesaurus results for GUIDEPOST

guidepost

noun

Definition of guidepost

as in evidence

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Recent Examples of guidepost While hydration needs vary by person, a useful guidepost is to aim for at least half of your body weight in ounces per day. — Lauren Panoff, Verywell Health, 13 May 2026 Once inside, power lines lead toward nearby roads, Krygier said, providing guideposts along the way back out. — Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 11 May 2026 His philanthropy and land conservation efforts and protection of the American bison became guideposts during his retirement years. — Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2026 That any guidepost is reliable is an illusion. — Literary Hub, 30 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for guidepost

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Noun

State officials said the isolated instances of noncitizens voting, if accurate, are not evidence of widespread voter fraud.

— Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026
Experimental evidence for the equation, however, remained restricted to the subatomic domain for many decades.

— Philipp Strasberg, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of evidence

Noun

Over the past seven seasons, Randle ranks fourth in the NBA in assists leading to 3-pointers, behind only Nikola Jokić, Giannis Antetokounmpo and Luka Dončić.

— C.J. Holmes, New York Daily News, 18 Oct. 2026
White stroked a 3-pointer and waved his arms over his head to the crowd.

— Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of pointer

Noun

With resurgent inflation and traders weighing the Fed's next move, any signal on the rate path could ripple through the equities, bond and currency markets.

— Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026
When the device rotates, the frequencies of these signals shift slightly relative to each other.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of signal

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For Rukhsar Amrohi, who also calls Kumari Chhoti Ammi, the film is a token of the couple’s love, made by her father out of his love for Kumari.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 14 Oct. 2026
Pricing is temporarily set at $2 per million input tokens and $10 per million output tokens, with a 95 percent discount for cached tokens.

— Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of token

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On his latest, Young’s major-key meditations on love and alienation are as winsome as a bay breeze, if occasionally as insubstantial.

— Linnie Greene, Pitchfork, 20 Oct. 2026
Gradual progress is the key because a healthy relationship with technology won’t develop overnight.

— Jeanna Bryner, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of key

Noun

The low-budget feature will mark Just’s directorial debut, and be the second in the new Dogma25 slate of ambitious arthouse features from producer Zentropa.

— Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2026
Produced by Emilie Lesclaux and Film at Lincoln Center, it was shot during the 2025 New York Film Festival, where the two directors were presenting their latest features, and grew out of conversations between them.

— Lise Pedersen, Variety, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of feature

Noun

In addition to the return of her property, Omar's attorneys are demanding that the Justice Department preserve any audio and video that was taken during the search, according to the letter.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2026
When the Gulf state launched its golden visa in 2019, the government offered 10-year residency to people who could invest at least $545,000 into property as well as to researchers, teachers and specialized talent.

— Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2026

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