POINTED (UP) Synonyms: 34 Similar and Opposite Words

pointed (up)

verb

Definition of pointed (up)

past tense of point (up)

as in emphasized

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

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But no election date has been set, as opposition leader María Corina Machado emphasized in her own remarks shortly afterwards.

— Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 2 Nov. 2026
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

Definition of emphasized

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South Korean officials have said North Korea's recent border activities have highlighted the Koreas' disagreement over exactly where the military demarcation line lies.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026
Recent Hamilton campaign ads have highlighted the medical debt story.

— Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of highlighted

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Doctors stressed the importance of hormone therapies, which many women are considering again after the removal of federal safety warnings.

— Laura Ungar, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2026
That creates risk when the grid is most stressed — a hot summer afternoon and a bone-chilling polar vortex.

— H. Russell Frisby, Baltimore Sun, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of stressed

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Another particularly contentious ad released last month featured two local politicians calling on Vang to be fired.

— Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 30 Oct. 2026
Kansas City officials revealed this week that this summer’s event in Kansas City — which featured six games and four base camps for international soccer teams — attracted 680,000 visitors to KC.

— Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 29 Oct. 2026

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pointed (toward)

pointed (up)

pointer

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