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an object of interest or concern that is being discussed
We have several talking points we need to cover. I have a list of talking points here that support my case.
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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.
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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
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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for talking point
Noun
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But in the rotation and bullpen, there are also too many questions for comfort.—
Cody Stavenhagen,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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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
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These two energies seduced me to find womxn who, through their artistic work, were open to rebellious acts such as publishing art books on essential topics.—
Caterina De Biasio,
Vogue,
11 Sep. 2025
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Support journalism that digs deeper into topics that matter most to Arkansans.—
Eric E. Harrison,
Arkansas Online,
11 Sep. 2025
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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
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Folks, the problem is not the sign, the decor or the politics.—
Bud Kennedy,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Sep. 2025
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Deadline’s deep dive on Desert Warrior last October revealed how the film encountered issues after its grueling 2021 shoot in the Saudi desert.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
12 Sep. 2025
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As Democrats push to extend Obamacare subsidies set to expire at the end of the year, Cole stressed that issue and debate is outside of his committee's jurisdiction -- though Johnson could hypothetically direct him to attach it to the CR.—
Allison Pecorin,
ABC News,
12 Sep. 2025
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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
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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
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Researchers distributed email surveys to 80,000 licensed hunters and another 80,000 landowners in the subject states, and over 1,200 active conservation officers were also surveyed in an effort to get a comprehensive view of attitudes about and estimations of the prevalence of poaching.—
Andrew McKean,
Outdoor Life,
11 Sep. 2025
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The two winners and two runners-up in the categories of fiction and nonfiction this year divide their subjects across genre lines, though this is typically not the case.—
Manuel Muñoz,
Literary Hub,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Talking point.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/talking%20point. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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