points (out)

present tense third-person singular of point (out)

Example Sentences

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Verb
  • Containment indicates what percentage of the fire perimeter has been surrounded by a control line.
    CA WILDFIRE BOT, Sacbee.com, 9 Nov. 2025
  • Additionally, the study indicates that 80% of magistrate judges throughout North Carolina do not possess a law degree.
    Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 8 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Her move to Skims Beauty signals a powerful new era—one focused on inclusivity, innovation, and authenticity.
    Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 3 Nov. 2025
  • The brand name, Makette, a play on the French term for architectural prototype, signals the iterative approach.
    Ritu Upadhyay, Footwear News, 3 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • His original, undoctored manuscript even suggests that James might have plotted to have Elizabeth assassinated.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 4 Nov. 2025
  • Mental health and immune response are affected by how animals are feeling—and, as the rash of stereotypies suggests, captive animals are not feeling well.
    Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • This tells us that if P being true implies Q being true, then Q being false implies P also must be false.
    Big Think, Big Think, 4 Nov. 2025
  • The movie implies the 49th Missile Defense Battalion failed to intercept the missile.
    Griff Griffin, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • While the northern portion of the eyewall began moving ashore earlier on Tuesday morning, landfall signifies the moment when a hurricane's center crosses the shore onto land.
    Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 28 Oct. 2025
  • Elsewhere in the Variety interview, Shakira noted that Bad Bunny's ascension signifies the rise of Spanish-language pop around the world.
    Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Oct. 2025
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“Points (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/points%20%28out%29. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.

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