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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In the press release announcing its acquisition of Asembia, Peak Rock executives indicated this wouldn’t be their last deal in the specialty pharmacy space.

— Bruce Japsen, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
An initial, publicly available dispatch call indicated someone at the scene was unconscious.

— Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 7 July 2026

Definition of indicated

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Colorado regulators who recently began a formal rulemaking process had suggested a state-level minimum of three hours of nursing care per resident.

— Bruce Finley, Denver Post, 5 July 2026
Previous studies suggested that dielectric screening plays an important role, but structural distortions and screening effects remained so intertwined that they could not be cleanly separated.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 5 July 2026

Definition of suggested

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Those drums did not stop once over the course of a 90-minute match, even though the team they were intended to support not only did not score but did not come particularly close.

— Sam McDowell Updated July 3, Kansas City Star, 4 July 2026
The letter did not explain the pause, but suggested it may have been intended to preserve evidence.

— Jasmine Mendez Follow, Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2026

Definition of intended

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To some close observers, the offer signaled that Regan may have been looking for a way out of an expensive ballot fight.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
Saudi Arabia also signaled a competitive market by announcing its biggest oil price cuts to Asia in over two decades.

— Gaurav Sharma, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026

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