point out
phrasal verb
pointed out; pointing out; points out
1
: to direct someone's attention to (someone or something) by pointing
He pointed his girlfriend out (to me) in the crowd.
Could you point out the restrooms, please.
2
: to talk about or mention (something that one thinks is important)
He was quick to point our mistake out.
He pointed out the benefits/importance of daily exercise.
As she likes to point out, she distrusted him from the beginning.
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At the PaleyFest Friday, Severance’s main cast and creative team took the stage to discuss the Season 2 finale, with Tillman one notable exception, as host Ben Schwartz pointed out.
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Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 22 Mar. 2025
Such a partnership, Bannon points out, need not entail Canada becoming the 51st U.S. state.
—Hersh Shefrin, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc has refrained from pointing out faults on his Ferrari SF-25 F1 car following his P5 finish in the Chinese GP sprint, after his teammate, Lewis Hamilton, secured his first Ferrari victory in the same car by a margin of nearly seven seconds over runner-up Oscar Piastri.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 22 Mar. 2025
The average wait for a Section 8 voucher is 15 years, as The San Diego Union-Tribune recently pointed out.
—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Mar. 2025
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Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 22 Mar. 2025
Such a partnership, Bannon points out, need not entail Canada becoming the 51st U.S. state.
—Hersh Shefrin, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc has refrained from pointing out faults on his Ferrari SF-25 F1 car following his P5 finish in the Chinese GP sprint, after his teammate, Lewis Hamilton, secured his first Ferrari victory in the same car by a margin of nearly seven seconds over runner-up Oscar Piastri.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 22 Mar. 2025
The average wait for a Section 8 voucher is 15 years, as The San Diego Union-Tribune recently pointed out.
—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Mar. 2025
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“Point out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/point%20out. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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