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Recent Examples of Synonyms for point (out)
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The records also do not indicate whether the Saudis passed any information about their country’s finances to him.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
8 Apr. 2026 -
At the scene, deputies learned about a social media post that indicated a shooting was planned.—
Alysia Burgio,
CBS News,
7 Apr. 2026
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Maybe Idahoans adore those kabobs, shawarma and hummus even more than reviews suggest?—
Michael Deeds,
Idaho Statesman,
9 Apr. 2026
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Meta suggested that Kaley’s mental-health struggles were attributable not to social-media addiction but, rather, to her mother’s emotional and physical abuse and neglect, and that Kaley’s social-media use was not the source of her troubles but a way to cope with them.—
Jeannie Suk Gersen,
New Yorker,
9 Apr. 2026
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Traders signal offers in the S&P options trading pit at the Cboe Global Markets exchange on March 31, 2026 in Chicago, Illinois.—
Leonie Kidd,
CNBC,
14 Apr. 2026
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When the Nissan dropped back, Mulligan signalled once more.—
Patrick Radden Keefe,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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The have a few currant liqueurs in their lineup, but this one is produced, as the name implies, from an older variety from Burgundy, the birthplace of French cassis.—
Jerry & Krista Slater,
AJC.com,
12 Apr. 2026
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After a similar law was passed in Utah, a school board member publicly posted a photo of a 16-year-old girl on social media and implied, without any basis, that the student was transgender.—
Mike Smith,
Denver Post,
12 Apr. 2026
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The film shifts the focus from traditional narratives of policy and victimhood to the everyday experiences of individuals adapting to a life of constant threat, raising critical questions about whether these safety rituals signify true preparedness or a surrender to violence.—
Brande Victorian,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Apr. 2026
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The lunar sphere of influence is a mathematical boundary that signifies the Artemis crew is in the moon’s vicinity.—
Kayla Hayempour,
NBC news,
6 Apr. 2026
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While many leave college intending to return, few ultimately do.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 Apr. 2026
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The film was intended to release in March 2024, just nine months after its predecessor's debut, but was indefinitely delayed during the 2023 WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
14 Apr. 2026
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By carefully analyzing the neutron data, the team could calculate the QFI for a material—and from that, infer how deeply entangled its internal particles are.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Apr. 2026
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Wolfgang Pauli first inferred the presence of the neutrino in 1930 from a study of radioactive decays.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
8 Apr. 2026
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“Point (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/point%20%28out%29. Accessed 15 Apr. 2026.
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