POINTING (OUT) Synonyms: 57 Similar and Opposite Words

pointing (out)

verb

present participle of point (out)

as in hinting (at)

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His military awards include six Bronze Star Medals, including one for valor, and a Purple Heart, indicating he was wounded in combat.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 30 Oct. 2026
The latest reports land a day after Fed policymakers left interest rates unchanged, indicating a desire to consider more economic data before making their next policy move.

— Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of indicating

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The tests could easily do the opposite, as people with results suggesting cancer require follow-up testing that overwhelms our healthcare system, potentially delaying diagnoses for people with cancer.

— Torie Bosch, STAT, 24 Oct. 2026
The researchers also found evidence that features of both states could briefly coexist, suggesting that their relationship is more complicated than a simple winner-takes-all competition.

— Sven Badoux, New Atlas, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of suggesting

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The company has been signaling that the Vans business would turn around first in its DTC channel, followed by wholesale.

— Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2026
But Canada, Australia, and 15 European countries, including Germany, abstained, and several Caribbean governments abstained or stayed away, signaling fading support for the Cuban government’s anti-embargo campaign.

— Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2026

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pointing (to)

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