point (out)

verb

Definition of point (out)next
as in to indicate

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for point (out)
  1. indicate
  2. suggest
  3. signal
  4. imply
  5. signify
  6. intend
  7. infer
Verb
  • Neither side has indicated when the temporary truce would end.
    — Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Individual containers of food were not marked to indicate the food items to be discarded under time as public health control.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of indicate
Verb
  • The results suggest that manufacturers could shorten a costly production stage without sacrificing the battery performance measured during testing.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2026
  • But a staff report by the Development Review Committee noted that the building is significantly larger in mass and scale than its immediate surroundings and suggested design tweaks to reduce the massing effect.
    — Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of suggest
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  • His coronation signaled where the genre was headed—away from the pleading old-guard types and toward a more fluid, hardcore hip-hop hybrid.
    — Clover Hope, Pitchfork, 25 Oct. 2026
  • These big-impact midterms have also shifted power in the statehouses, often signaling changes in state and national political landscapes that have mattered and lasted.
    — Ron Elving, NPR, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of signal
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  • The lawsuit is different from previous legal action against the president -- first, in that the plaintiffs are ordinary citizens, shifting the focus from news gatherers to news consumers, and thus implying a much larger pool of stakeholders.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Trouvé seems drawn to anything that implies a semblance of order and finding ways of shattering it along the way.
    — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of imply
Verb
  • Michelin Bib Gourmand Charlotte’s beloved Lang Van retained its Bib Gourmand designation, named after the Michelin man mascot Bibendum that’s meant to signify diners can get a high-quality meal at a great value.
    — Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Organized crime helped build up Las Vegas, and a body stuffed in a barrel was known to signify a mob killing.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of signify
Verb
  • These changes were intended to support the long-distance challenge, which required multiple crossings rather than a single uninterrupted run in one direction.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 26 Oct. 2026
  • The throw was intended for Jaxon Smith-Njigba but Williams made the interception.
    — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of intend
Verb
  • Once on the scent, the astronomers were able to trace its orbit across observations and locate it in images taken by other telescopes, and thereby infer its size.
    — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Here are examples of the information brokers have historically inferred or used to create consumer segments.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of infer
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“Point (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/point%20%28out%29. Accessed 1 Nov. 2026.

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