Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pointing (out)
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The interdisciplinary approach brought the duke’s life and death to a stunning clarity — indicating how analyses can shed new light on age-old mysteries, even murders.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Nov. 2025 -
Three had New England winning by one score while three had Tampa Bay winning by one score, indicating that contest may be one of the most exciting of Week 10.—
Jacob Camenker,
USA Today,
9 Nov. 2025
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Not long after, that source became unreachable, suggesting the blackout had widened even further.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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By season's end, Pine and his boss, Angela Burr (Colman), succeeded in bringing Roper down, with the finale suggesting Roper's violent end at the hands of his own buyers.—
Allison DeGrushe,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Jan. 2026
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Boston Dynamics confirmed that initial units will be deployed in 2026 at Hyundai’s Metaplant in Georgia, signaling Atlas’s transition from research platform to commercial workforce robot.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Jan. 2026
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At that moment, a bell rang, signaling the start of the lunch hour.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Pointing (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pointing%20%28out%29. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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