pointing

verb

present participle of point
1
as in referring

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2
as in aiming

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pointing
  1. referring
  2. aiming
  3. mentioning
  4. focusing
  5. signaling
  6. directing
  7. nailing
  8. centering
Verb
  • Members can earn points on every purchase, plus bonus points for simple actions like creating an account, joining the email list, writing a photo review, or referring a friend.
    — Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 July 2026
  • As is the case with most of Oleszko’s work, the title is a pun, referring both to this figure’s act of blowing into its instrument as well as a phrase that denotes an overly prideful person.
    — Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 16 July 2026
Definition of referring
Verb
  • The team has to be good by 2027-28 The Rangers are aiming for the playoffs this coming season, which feels like a reasonable goal.
    — Vincent Z. Mercogliano, New York Times, 21 July 2026
  • Qolab replaces traditional Josephson junction fabrication with precision subtractive etching, aiming to improve qubit coherence and manufacturing consistency.
    — Paul Smith-Goodson, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
Definition of aiming
Verb
  • Those claims were echoed by Hegseth in his announcement this week mentioning enhancement and optimization.
    — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 17 July 2026
  • Another important culprit is the assumption that a creator’s intention behind not mentioning certain exceptions was antagonistic or exclusionary.
    — Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 16 July 2026
Definition of mentioning
Verb
  • Traditional reviews encourage employees to play it safe, focusing on quotas and deadlines rather than innovation.
    — Nir Bashan, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
  • There are more than 138,000 active subreddits on the platform, according to the data analytics firm DemandSage, each focusing on a unique community or topic.
    — William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 21 July 2026
Definition of focusing
Verb
  • Unfortunately, state lawmakers are already signaling their intention to eat up these gains by gifting new expensive pension benefit increases to influential public safety worker unions.
    — Zachary Christensen, Oc Register, 24 July 2026
  • The stock tanked almost 15% Thursday after signaling higher spending on artificial intelligence.
    — Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 24 July 2026
Definition of signaling
Verb
  • His numerous additional directing credits include The X-Files, Millennium, Ghost Whisperer, Numb3rs, The Vampire Diaries, Nikita, V, The Flash, Once Upon a Time, and Blue Bloods.
    — Denise Petski, Deadline, 24 July 2026
  • He has regularly been seen leading sessions, directing drills or standing, notebook in hand, under the intense Spanish summer heat, watching his new charges go through their paces.
    — Guillermo Rai, New York Times, 24 July 2026
Definition of directing
Verb
  • Ankle socks, meanwhile, are optional but highly recommended for nailing the preppy-cool look.
    — India Roby, Glamour, 20 July 2026
  • Russian performance artist Pyotr Pavlensky, known for extreme political actions including nailing his scrotum to Moscow’s Red Square and setting fire to the FSB headquarters, faces losing his refugee status in France.
    — Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 17 July 2026
Definition of nailing
Verb
  • Bryan’s team, taking inspiration from the design of the Atlanta Falcons’ wings and centering pleating into the designs, feels the most cohesive so far.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 24 July 2026
  • The song, out now via OddAtelier/Columbia Records, is her ode to summer, centering on a relationship that exists somewhere between friendship and romance.
    — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 24 July 2026
Definition of centering
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