Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pointing (out)
Verb
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The most recent union updates signaled progress, but nothing indicating a strike would be prevented.—
Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Apr. 2026 -
Minnesota is 11-40-4-2, the last two numbers indicating overtime losses and shootout losses.—
Tris Wykes,
Twin Cities,
10 Apr. 2026
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Many shots appear to be filmed with telephoto lenses, suggesting, via the camera’s distance from the action, Sasha’s distance from her own past and her struggle to remember.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
12 Apr. 2026
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Semiofficial news agencies in Iran published a chart Thursday suggesting the Revolutionary Guard put sea mines into the Strait of Hormuz, a crucial trade route for oil, during the war.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
12 Apr. 2026
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However, core prices, which exclude energy and food, came in better than feared, signaling that underlying inflation was held in check.—
Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
11 Apr. 2026
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The Greek tanker was signaling for Malacca in Malaysia, whose media reported on Friday a permission for the country’s freighters to depart.—
Julian Lee,
Fortune,
11 Apr. 2026
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“Pointing (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pointing%20%28out%29. Accessed 15 Apr. 2026.
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