talking point

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Recent Examples of talking point The idea behind the move was for the new position to act as a bridge between Flick and Deco, as well as other senior executives, to make sure key decision-makers are on the same page and there is a unified message on key talking points across the club. Pol Ballús, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2025 Ahead of the 2025 season, the Dallas Cowboys remain a major talking point in the NFL for all the wrong reasons. Kevin McCormick, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Aug. 2025 Streaming collaboration is becoming one of the big industry talking points of 2025, and here’s the latest example. Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 12 Aug. 2025 Giffords is making her way around the country, leading town halls to speak with voters and keep gun violence a national issue and talking point. Lillian Ashworth, Oc Register, 8 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for talking point
Recent Examples of Synonyms for talking point
Noun
  • But in the rotation and bullpen, there are also too many questions for comfort.
    Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
  • The complaint states Wallace could not answer questions during an open hearing before the Joint Budget Committee and Profiri stepped in to testify.
    Penny Weaver, Arkansas Online, 8 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Over the past week, the Dallas Cowboys have been a hot topic in the NFL following their latest franchise-altering move.
    Kevin McCormick, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Have a suggestion for a future topic?
    Zach Wichter, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Today, Anousheh is the CEO of the XPRIZE Foundation, an organization that has helped solve massive social problems by setting grand challenges for teams to compete and solve.
    Dev Patnaik, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Folks, the problem is not the sign, the decor or the politics.
    Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • This time, the free-flying satellite rocketed into orbit with no issues and continues operating today.
    Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 6 Sep. 2025
  • If this is a long-term injury, the Chiefs are going to have some short-term issues.
    Jesse Newell, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • There are MCs out there that care and who have the utmost desire to bring the best bars, the best lyrics, the best subject matter, the best energy to every song and to every moment.
    Lynnette Nicholas, Essence, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Despite the glossy subject matter, Winocour neatly sidesteps clichés, instead searching for quiet moments that give the story emotional resonance.
    Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • However, a Minnesota court struck down the binary trigger ban, arguing that the legislature violated the state constitution’s single-subject clause by burying the ban inside a sprawling spending bill.
    Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 4 Sep. 2025
  • The Manchester City transfer that never happened An intriguing sub-plot to the fourth suspicious match, against Bournemouth on August 12, 2023, centres on Paqueta being the subject of significant transfer interest from Manchester City.
    Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025

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“Talking point.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/talking%20point. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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