as in pointed
tapering to a thin tip
wears high heels with very pointy toes even though they kill her feet
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Recent Examples of pointy
Bella Hadid followed suit, while also making appearances in the Italian city of design, styling a brown suede jacket with straight-leg denim and pointy boots, leaning into her now-infamous cowgirl-with-a-twist aesthetic.
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Kristina Rutkowski, Vogue, 17 Mar. 2026
Those pointy shoulders have proven capable of taking on all comers.
—Jon Krawczynski, New York Times, 3 Mar. 2026
Once again the whole food pyramid has been flipped on its pointy head.
—Inga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Mar. 2026
During the break, Kish temporarily paired Uggs slippers with her sleek leather pants to give her feet a break from sleek, pointy heels and sat in a director chair just outside the pantry — accented with a Queen City logo — to take questions for a few fleeting minutes.
—Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 27 Feb. 2026
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Kristina Rutkowski, Vogue, 17 Mar. 2026
Those pointy shoulders have proven capable of taking on all comers.
—Jon Krawczynski, New York Times, 3 Mar. 2026
Once again the whole food pyramid has been flipped on its pointy head.
—Inga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Mar. 2026
During the break, Kish temporarily paired Uggs slippers with her sleek leather pants to give her feet a break from sleek, pointy heels and sat in a director chair just outside the pantry — accented with a Queen City logo — to take questions for a few fleeting minutes.
—Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 27 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pointy
Adjective
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One member of the WhatsApp group wrote a pointed response to Olitzky.—
Eyal Press,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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And while Lapid has embedded political perspectives and critiques in everything from his extraordinary 2011 debut Policeman to his 2019 portrait of an expat, Synonyms, this work feels different, more pointed, far more angry.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
28 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The first was a gentle bell curve; the second was a jagged line, with two sharp peaks—one on the left, the other on the right.—
Eyal Press,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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The 5-foot-9 rookie infielder looks like a special hitter with sharp instincts on the basepaths.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Page used barbed wire wrapped around a chair to bust MJF open and hit a Deadeye through a table.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
16 Mar. 2026
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Have Faith Haiti, with its 30-foot-tall walls, barbed wire and guard towers, looks like a prison from the outside.—
Denise Schrier Cetta,
CBS News,
15 Mar. 2026
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“Pointy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pointy. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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