Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pointed (out)
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The memo also indicated that additional Guard personnel from other states can be mobilized if necessary.—
NPR,
NPR,
10 Oct. 2025 -
And the department indicated that loan servicers would process the relief in the coming months, and that discharge information would be sent to them after October 21.—
Suzanne Blake,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
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Noting the billions of dollars that Arkansas spends each year on federal programs to help the poor, including Medicaid, food stamps, child welfare and unemployment assistance, Sanders suggested the problems are often too big for a single program to fix.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
7 Oct. 2025
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Breslow suggested that the same aggressiveness needs to be present this winter to keep pace with the rest of the league.—
Jen McCaffrey,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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Well, that’s what the aforementioned six-week process is intended to reveal.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
7 Oct. 2025
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These are intended for young players who are in the first team, or those from the academy who are training with Ruben Amorim’s squad.—
Laurie Whitwell,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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The one that signaled his first win since August 2021.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
3 Oct. 2025
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Ahead of Friday's vote, Senate Majority Leader John Thune stood firm on the Senate floor and signaled his party’s unwillingness to negotiate with Democrats over their demands in order to open the government back up.—
Allison Pecorin,
ABC News,
3 Oct. 2025
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One panelist implied that higher rates of depression and anxiety in women are simply emotional sensitivity.—
Catherine Birndorf,
Scientific American,
8 Oct. 2025
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After praising the male LGBTQIA+ members of their friendship circle, Consuelos then implied a wilder theory about the heterosexual female friends in Ripa's life.—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 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 11 Oct. 2025.
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