Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pointing (out)
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Currently, there is no data indicating the containment progress of the fire and its cause has not yet been determined.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
28 Sep. 2025 -
Scientists have detected methane gas on the dwarf planet Makemake, indicating that the distant body is a dynamic icy world.—
Andrew Jones,
Space.com,
28 Sep. 2025
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Meanwhile, others confirmed the stream was working for them, suggesting the issue may be regional or device-specific.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
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However, in the early 1980s, a new theory called cosmic inflation came along, suggesting that before the hot Big Bang, the Universe behaved very differently, pushing any hypothetical singularity unobservably far back.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
24 Sep. 2025
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Managers can’t make the call; only the pitcher, catcher, or batter can, signaling with a quick tap to the cap or helmet.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Sep. 2025
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Far from signaling misery, crying can be a source of pleasure, as when people pay good money to read a tearjerker or watch a three-hankie movie.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
23 Sep. 2025
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“Pointing (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pointing%20%28out%29. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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