POINTS (OUT) Synonyms: 56 Similar and Opposite Words

points (out)

verb

present tense third-person singular of point (out)

as in hints (at)

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Democrats say the flip indicates voters want education to move on from political fights over social issues, while conservatives point to their wins.

— Lauren Lumpkin, Washington Post, 20 Aug. 2026
The report indicates that Dcoop is now in pole position to secure the takeover of Deoleo, leading the likes of Italian companies Coricelli, Bonifiche Ferraresi and Newlat Food, French firm Lesieur (Avril), and Australia's Cobram Estate Olive.

— Sam Meredith, CNBC, 19 Aug. 2026

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The Headlands House signals an expansion into third-party production for AMC Studios, which AMC Global Media CEO Kristin Dolan alluded to on the company’s most recent earnings call.

— Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 20 Aug. 2026
But as Fortune's Sebastian Herrera writes, the announcement signals that Amazon is still serious about making Bezos' drone dream a reality.

— Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of signals

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Some popular advice suggests parents on appetite-suppressing medication simply not talk about it or offer vague statements about taking care of their health.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026
In a time when destinations are trying to achieve their tourism sustainability goals with master plans, Chichibu suggests there might be a different way.

— Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of suggests

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The end of season 3, in which Nat seems to set their rescue in motion, implies that the show’s ‘90s timeline may soon follow the survivors back in the real world.

— Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Aug. 2026
News of his death, and its circumstances, has been cloaked in journalistic language that implies suicide, emulating the opacity of suicide itself.

— Lauren Michele Jackson, New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2026

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