pointing (out)

present participle of point (out)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for pointing (out)
Verb
  • Currently, there is no data indicating the containment progress of the fire and its cause remains unknown.
    CA WILDFIRE BOT, Sacbee.com, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Smashing Machine even gets an A24-like CinemaScore of B-, indicating a divide among those who watched it.
    Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 4 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • And most boys — 69% — also regularly see content promoting gender roles in problematic ways, such as posts suggesting girls prefer to date a particular kind of guy or use their looks to achieve their goals, according to the survey.
    Kara Alaimo, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2025
  • However, each attempt has resulted in a higher low, suggesting persistent underlying demand.
    Frank Cappelleri, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Investors are excited about OpenAI’s expansion driving big gains in technology stocks, but a rising number of Wall Street pros fear that the wild pops that add tens of billions of dollars in value in mere minutes are signaling an unhealthy market reminiscent of the dot-com era.
    Sydney Lake, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Renewable energy has generated more electricity than coal for the first time in history, signaling a major global shift toward clean energy.
    Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 7 Oct. 2025
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“Pointing (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pointing%20%28out%29. Accessed 10 Oct. 2025.

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