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
  • Most notably, multiple reports indicated the Red Sox could include Casas in a deal for a frontline starting pitcher.
    Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Recent results indicate a turnaround, with positive comparable store sales in FY 2024.
    Trefis Team, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of indicate
Verb
  • The president – former President Trump's nominee for Defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, has called this issue of extremism in the military a sham, suggesting that perhaps some of the efforts to end – to combat extremism are going to end.
    ABC News, ABC News, 5 Jan. 2025
  • Greene suggested the weather might disrupt representatives traveling back to the Capitol after leaving for the weekend.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 5 Jan. 2025
Definition of suggest
Verb
  • The sailors’ splashes and cries, along with the debris from the sinking ship, likely signaled to the sharks that an easy feast was at hand.
    Scott Travers, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
  • South Korean protesters adopted United States symbols and slogans to signal their support in the country’s political crisis.
    Brady Knox, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 5 Jan. 2025
Definition of signal
Verb
  • Even campaign surrogates adopted the strategy, including actor Robert De Niro, implying that a second Trump term could be similar to Germany’s situation under Adolf Hitler.
    Jenny Goldsberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Elevated levels of consumer inflation combined with the latest Federal Open Market Committee member forecasts of future interest rates imply that a meeting without an interest rate policy change is unlikely to come as a surprise to market mavens and economists.
    Jason Schenker, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of imply
Verb
  • Meanwhile, another new Lenovo laptop could signify the beginning of the end for one of the company’s trademark technologies: the trackpoint.
    Barry Collins, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
  • Pink areas on the coasts note regions with winter storm warnings; bright purple on the coasts notes storm warnings; and light blue areas signify cold weather warnings.
    Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
Definition of signify
Verb
  • Arizona prison capacity could be factor in enforcement Law enforcement officials intending to make Proposition 314 arrests may need to take into account how much detention bed space is available.
    Ray Stern, The Arizona Republic, 30 Dec. 2024
  • The department publicly acknowledged the security breach on Monday via a letter intended to notify lawmakers of the incident.
    Timothy Nerozzi, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 30 Dec. 2024
Definition of intend
Verb
  • The researchers also inferred that these ancient American variants of the bacteria shared a common ancestor that dates to 9,000 years ago at most—when some early humans had already migrated from Siberia to the Americas.
    Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Dec. 2024
  • Not even the world’s most accomplished astronomers would be able to infer their present locations from a line of light streaking through a three-day-old image.
    Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 2 Dec. 2024
Definition of infer
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