Thesaurus results for POINTER

pointer

noun

ˈpȯin-tər

Definition of pointer

as in needle

an arrow-shaped piece on a dial or scale for registering information the pointer on my bathroom scale must be stuck—I know I lost weight

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as in tip

a piece of advice or useful information especially from an expert the instructor gave me a few pointers but otherwise let me do the cooking by myself

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Recent Examples of pointer Golden State went on a 12-0 run from that point, capped off by a deep 3-pointer from Veronica Burton to give the Valkyries a 68-65 lead and ignite the Chase Center crowd. — Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 19 July 2026 McBride was 9 of 14 from the field, making four 3-pointers to help Minnesota improve to a league-best 20-6. — ABC News, 18 July 2026 The Hornets took a 76-74 lead on a 3-pointer by Steinbach early in the fourth. — Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 18 July 2026 Brink’s 3-pointer stopped the bleeding before Ogwumike’s second 3-pointer sliced the Sparks’ deficit to 68-67 going into the fourth. — Daily News, 15 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for pointer

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Bone must be separated from surrounding rock millimeter by millimeter with a pneumatic chisel, whose needle gently breaks away rock while ultraviolet light reveals where the bone ends and the surrounding rock begins.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 July 2026
When middle-sixers such as Kiefer Sherwood and Bobby McMann are getting that for their declining years, a legit needle-mover such as Blake should add a ton of surplus value above that.

— Dom Luszczyszyn, New York Times, 22 July 2026

Definition of needle

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The borrow fee rate—the broker’s annualized overnight fee for lending shares to short sellers—can serve as an intraday indicator of short interest rates.

— David Capablanca, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
On the positive side, this news can be considered another indicator of the insatiable demand for AI and the infrastructure needed to power it.

— Zev Fima, CNBC, 27 July 2026

Definition of indicator

Noun

After bottoming out in October 2002 following the dot-com bust, the index took nearly five years to climb back to a new high in 2007 — a high that didn't even hold, as the Great Recession erased it almost immediately.

— Kevin Williams, CNBC, 26 July 2026
But the heat index — a measure of what the weather feels like, especially when humid — may reach 102, potentially prompting heat advisories.

— Taylor Croft, AJC.com, 26 July 2026

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