Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pointing
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Every opportunity that enters the pipeline should have a record of who identified it, which service or product is involved, the referring staff member and the status.—
Marty Dauer,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026 -
When asked to comment for this story, Marx’s campaign responded by referring The Post to a social media video posted by his spokesperson earlier in the week.—
Nick Coltrain,
Denver Post,
26 May 2026
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Then, instead of purely aiming for prospect capital, the club could use some of these players to acquire a big league hitter or two who can actually improve the lineup.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
31 May 2026
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The plan removes hundreds of millions of emissions allowances but creates a new incentive pool and more free permits for industry, aiming to keep refineries and manufacturing from leaving the state.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2026
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The additional compute capacity in France will be used to service Mistral’s customers as well as other AI labs, Mensch said, without mentioning specific companies.—
Arjun Kharpal,Kai Nicol-Schwarz,
CNBC,
28 May 2026
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The executive noted that Gucci, founded in 1921, has had dalliances with the car industry and auto racing, mentioning that the grandson of founder Aldo Gucci was a race car drive.—
Miles Socha,
Footwear News,
27 May 2026
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Sifting Out the Solution Since receiving his doctorate from the University of Cambridge in 2000, Chan had been developing and refining ways to compress complicated quantum states by focusing only on their most important configurations.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
29 May 2026
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Raman, 44, has attempted to position herself as Bass’ most serious ideological challenger from the left, focusing heavily on housing affordability, tenant protections and criticism of the city’s political status quo.—
Teresa Liu,
Daily News,
29 May 2026
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The back-and-forth continued a pattern of both sides suggesting an agreement was near, before signaling disagreement over many of the same sticking points, including the fate of Iran’s uranium and nuclear ambitions as well as freedom of navigation of the critical waterway.—
Kate Sullivan,
Fortune,
30 May 2026
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Their rare testimonies, backed by aid and conflict data, depict permissive rules of engagement, rising Palestinian deaths — including children — and commanders signaling Israel is entrenching, not winding down, its Gaza campaign.—
Sam Mednick,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2026
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An entire mission directing six blasts against three Russian frontline targets in eastern Ukraine will involve no Ukrainian troops on the ground, the battle instead directed from gamer chairs, observed from reconnaissance drones above, run over dedicated livestreams.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
30 May 2026
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According to Keisuke Morishima, the study highlights the need for bio-hybrid systems that can adapt to the changing conditions of living organisms rather than simply directing their behavior through external commands.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
30 May 2026
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On petite frames, these hit a little lower on the thigh, nailing this season’s Bermuda shorts trend without swallowing shorter legs.—
Sophie Dodd,
Travel + Leisure,
29 May 2026
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For Ellie Bamber, successfully capturing Kate Moss‘ effortless charm wasn’t just about nailing her voice, style, or any of the fashion icon’s mannerisms.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
27 May 2026
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Councilmember Raman, who previously supported Bass’ reelection bid, has positioned herself as a challenger from the left, centering her campaign on housing affordability, tenant protections and government reform.—
Teresa Liu,
Daily News,
3 June 2026
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Lord’s video is shot from the back seat of a car cruising down Sunset, the camera tracking other street ads beyond the windshield, centering a lasso-wielding Marlboro Cowboy, a Star Wars movie billboard, and one for the box-office flop Perfect (1985), starring Jamie Lee Curtis and John Travolta.—
Jonathan Odden,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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“Pointing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pointing. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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