POINTED (OUT) Synonyms: 58 Similar and Opposite Words

pointed (out)

verb

Definition of pointed (out)

past tense of point (out)

as in hinted (at)

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The exit polls, which also indicated a drop in support for ultra-Orthodox parties, signaled voter unhappiness over these exemptions.

— Giovanna Dell'Orto, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026
The videos show the group walking on a neighborhood street, which police indicated is in El Paso.

— Dennis Romero, NBC news, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of indicated

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Judd suggested during his cross-examination that the defense attorney’s reference was improper.

— Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Oct. 2026
The idea to use carbon injection as a climate fix came a few years later from an Italian physicist named Cesare Marchetti, who suggested disposing of carbon deep in the ocean or underground.

— Katie Worth, ProPublica, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of suggested

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The location is intended to connect future air taxi services with existing ground transportation and airport facilities.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 31 Oct. 2026
But whether researchers intended to serve their funders’ agenda on CCS or not, some say the effect has been undeniable.

— Katie Worth, ProPublica, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of intended

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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
Washington has signaled that Pax Silica — with China as its implicit target — is only for the trusted.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of signaled

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There’s a week in the novel during which Lee goes to San Francisco that is implied but not described.

— Jasmine Vojdani, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2026
New consumer research suggests the shift is more deliberate, and more compatible with luxury growth, than early coverage implied.

— Ashley Lynch, Sacbee.com, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of implied

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