Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pointed (out)
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Their 3-1 victory over the Brewers on Thursday, in a game that felt more comfortable than the score might have indicated, put them in position to get back to the World Series for the second year in a row, third time in six years and fifth time in the last nine.—
Jim Alexander,
Oc Register,
17 Oct. 2025 -
During his end-of-year press conference on Thursday, Phillies president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski indicated that the team will look to re-sign Kyle Schwarber and that manager Rob Thomson will return with another year ahead on his contract.—
Peter Chawaga,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Oct. 2025
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For policymakers and regulators, the coalition suggested establishing policy platforms that bring together various players—like governments, industry actors, standards setters and civil society—to co-develop fair and credible LCA frameworks while ensuring alignment, not fragmentation.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Sourcing Journal,
13 Oct. 2025
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Dumond suggested staying off the Strip or staying nearby during a Vegas trip.—
Ashley J. DiMella,
FOXNews.com,
13 Oct. 2025
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In contrast, this approach lets cells self-direct their own growth, forming both blood and beating heart cells within the same system, much like nature intended.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Oct. 2025
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They’re mainly intended to handle the inference stage of running AI models — the phase after the technology is trained.—
Jessica Coacci,
Fortune,
13 Oct. 2025
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The document signaled the start of her ascent to power.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
18 Oct. 2025
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Watts signaled to Hughes to switch to Knox running an out-breaking route, but Hughes stayed on Palmer, so Knox ran open because Hughes didn’t get the communication.—
Ted Nguyen,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
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Netanyahu publicly implied for the first time Friday that not all of the deceased hostages held captive in Gaza will return, underscoring previous assessments that Hamas may not be able to find and return all of their remains.—
Kara Fox,
CNN Money,
11 Oct. 2025
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It’s often implied that the big deal in the origin of complex animals like us, known as metazoans, was the switch from unicellular to multicellular life.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
8 Oct. 2025
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“Pointed (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pointed%20%28out%29. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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