point (up)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for point (up)
Verb
  • The win highlighted the robot’s endurance and hinted at broader applications in sports and beyond.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Recent news reports highlight several incidents where this sort of data leak has already happened.
    Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • In recent years, as American moms have been enthusiastically encouraged to breastfeed, many experts have emphasized that making sure infants are fed, period, should be parents’ highest priority.
    Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Psychologist Marshall Rosenberg, the founder of Nonviolent Communication, emphasized that beneath most criticisms or demands lies a universal human need.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Polite dogs are allowed, but your pup might get stressed in the noisy, crowded park.
    Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Experts stress that normalizing GSM as a medical condition rather than a decline is key to encouraging care.
    Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Built to last, the 2020 model features a new roof design that boasts up to 90 pounds per square foot of snow load.
    Gabriela Izquierdo, Southern Living, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Quite a few designs featured striking swirls, which Daveed says speak to the ways that many Haitian immigrants must travel when heading into the United States for a better life.
    Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 12 Sep. 2025
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“Point (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/point%20%28up%29. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.

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