Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pointed (out)
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Reports have previously indicated that Eli Lilly was preparing an offer, but the latest suitor is rumored to be AstraZeneca.—
Chloe Taylor,Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
12 Mar. 2026 -
Mitchell at the time was a recent domestic partner of Burnett’s, the State’s Attorney’s Office indicated.—
Aurora Beacon-News,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Mar. 2026
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Prosecutors also wrote in that filing that Jalloh suggested to an FBI source that Ramadan, a holy month in the Islamic calendar, was a good time to conduct an attack.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
13 Mar. 2026
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Pittman, who had already admonished another defense lawyer for bringing an authorized poster board that juxtaposed scenes of seemingly peaceful protest with a fiery riot, suggested that the defense was trying to equate its side of the case with the civil rights movement.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Mar. 2026
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Nay Phone Latt, a spokesperson for the NUG, told the AP that the commissioning of new aircraft is intended to enhance continued airstrikes on civilian areas.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Mar. 2026
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Political risk insurance is a type of coverage intended to protect firms against financial losses caused by unstable political conditions, government actions, or violence.—
Jon Gambrell,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Mar. 2026
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However, recent warmer temperatures this winter and extreme wind events have beaten down the wildflowers and signaled that summer is approaching, which can deplete the bloom, according to Fraga.—
Cierra Morgan,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Mar. 2026
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Subscribe now While the policy has signaled easing, Bhattacharya said that Chinese companies will still factor in the risk that investment rules can tighten again if bilateral tensions flare up.—
Priyanka Salve,
CNBC,
11 Mar. 2026
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The Pentagon had accepted his compromise, Altman implied, because his safeguards were not smuggled into the contract as an arbitrary restriction of Pentagon freedom.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
14 Mar. 2026
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Several judges involved in the case implied ethics violations by her.—
Orlando Sentinel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 Mar. 2026
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“Pointed (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pointed%20%28out%29. Accessed 17 Mar. 2026.
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