POINT UP Synonyms: 32 Similar and Opposite Words

point (up)

verb

Definition of point (up)

as in to highlight

to indicate the importance of by centering attention on pointed up his warning by furiously wagging his finger at them

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The Government Accountability Office has highlighted these challenges as the Air Force works toward replacing its aging ICBM fleet.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 5 Nov. 2026
Bhartia highlighted that foreign investors put in about 570 billion rupees ($6 billion) into Indian equities in September of 2024, and a month later pulled out 940 billion rupees to chase cheaper Chinese stocks.

— Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of highlight

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Both the Hesburgh Commission report in the early 1980s and the Jordan Commission report in the late 1990s emphasized the need for civic and social assimilation of immigrants.

— Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 30 Oct. 2026
Out of the company’s 2,000 employees, about 1,800 are locals — for Baima, emphasizing local employment is in pursuit of a larger goal, which is to help employees gain confidence in their own culture and ensuring guests treat it with respect.

— Denni Hu, Footwear News, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of emphasize

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Anthropic stressed that researchers deliberately fine-tuned these models for testing.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 31 Oct. 2026
Organizers focused on election protection efforts stress that the goal is to ensure every voter casts their vote and the person who gets the most votes is declared the winner — all regardless of political party.

— Justine McDaniel, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of stress

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Two races featured candidates affiliated with the local chapter of the conservative organization Moms for Liberty, both of whom trailed their opponents by wide margins in the initial returns.

— Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 2026
Eco effort Each room has a glass carafe instead of plastic water bottles and there are filtered water stations on each floor as part of the essentials closets, which feature amenities like towels or sanitary products available to be taken as needed.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Nov. 2026

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point (toward)

point (up)

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