POINTING Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

pointing

verb

present participle of point

as in referring

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as in aiming

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Verb

Congressional Democrats continue to sound the alarm over these investments, referring ABC News to their May demand to the Department of Defense to launch an investigation into the president's family.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026
Decide whether the specialist will work directly with the client or behind the referring provider’s brand.

— Oleg Levitas, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of referring

Verb

Since fashion businesses are aiming to streamline their operations, reduce excess inventory and improve forecasting, both leaders stress that the adoption of new technologies must lead to concrete commercial outcomes.

— Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2026
Spain has seen an emerging coalition of the conservatives and the far right, which are both aiming to use migration concerns against the prime minister, whose government allowed over 1 million immigrants to apply for legal status.

— ABC News, ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of aiming

Verb

Suffice it to say the mystery bullets that landed in Rate Field’s bleachers in 2023 and wounded two women definitely aren’t relevant to this feel-good story but are worth mentioning to remind us how much the Sox narrative has changed.

— Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 9 Oct. 2026
Facing elections in three weeks, Netanyahu has repeated that statement on multiple occasions, rarely if ever mentioning that not all of the hostages returned home alive.

— Jeremy Diamond, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of mentioning

Verb

Everyone is focusing more on engagement, return on investment and a forward-looking perspective, rather than simply buying something off the shelf to meet demand for the following weekend.

— Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2026
Market participants this week are focusing primary attention on the release of the Federal Reserve September meeting minutes on Wednesday.

— , CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of focusing

Verb

Cybersecurity and software Top picks in cybersecurity and software are Palantir Technologies with a $250 price target and implied upside of 30%, and CrowdStrike — which the analyst assigned a $335 price target signaling a gain of 20%.

— Tobias Burns, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026
The measure also would have required smart glasses and other wearable recording devices beginning in 2028 to include a light or another feature signaling when audio or video was being captured, the AP reported.

— Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of signaling

Verb

Yet Streisand was again left off the directing ballot, despite Golden Globe and DGA nominations.

— Clayton Davis, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026
Chick-fil-A’s drive-thrus often have employees standing outside with tablets, taking orders and directing cars through lines that can stretch around the building.

— Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of directing

Verb

Crews used laser levels and temporary adhesive to fix items to the walls, checking their work for accuracy against renderings of the actual office before nailing many adornments to the walls.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2026
Soon, though, Sutskever also catches the eye of Altman and his partner Elon Musk (an amusing Ike Barinholtz, nailing him).

— Pete Hammond, Deadline, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of nailing

Verb

Riz Ahmed, John Goodman and Sandra Hüller also star in the satire centering on Cruise’s titular character having caused a natural disaster.

— Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 3 Oct. 2026
Burger King has taken a similar tactic, centering operators’ earnings so franchisees feel comfortable reinvesting in their restaurants.

— Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of centering

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