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an object of interest or concern that is being discussed
We have several talking points we need to cover. I have a list of talking points here that support my case.
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Recent Examples of talking point
Reid says Kelce is fully committed to coming back, even though his age has become a talking point for some critics.
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Sam Gillette, People.com, 10 Mar. 2025
One of the key talking points of the vote was set to be the impeachment of the former president's other daughter, Vice President Sara Duterte, for threatening to assassinate President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. if she herself were killed in politically motivated violence.
—Adam Hancock, NPR, 11 Mar. 2025
So far, the U.S. peace strategy has seemed to rest on appeasing the Kremlin — promising territorial concessions, parroting Russian President Vladimir Putin’s talking points and trash-talking the transatlantic alliance.
—Bloomberg Opinion, Twin Cities, 5 Mar. 2025
Still, the Solar Energy Industries Association, the industry’s primary lobbying group, has found plenty of ways to align its work with the administration’s talking points.
—Kate Yoder, WIRED, 1 Mar. 2025
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Sam Gillette, People.com, 10 Mar. 2025
One of the key talking points of the vote was set to be the impeachment of the former president's other daughter, Vice President Sara Duterte, for threatening to assassinate President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. if she herself were killed in politically motivated violence.
—Adam Hancock, NPR, 11 Mar. 2025
So far, the U.S. peace strategy has seemed to rest on appeasing the Kremlin — promising territorial concessions, parroting Russian President Vladimir Putin’s talking points and trash-talking the transatlantic alliance.
—Bloomberg Opinion, Twin Cities, 5 Mar. 2025
Still, the Solar Energy Industries Association, the industry’s primary lobbying group, has found plenty of ways to align its work with the administration’s talking points.
—Kate Yoder, WIRED, 1 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for talking point
Noun
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There can be no question that this group is competing for one another, in a way that the Canucks too often didn’t earlier this season.—
Thomas Drance,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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For forward-thinking business leaders, adopting a digital mailroom is no longer a question.—
Chris Gallagher,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2025
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Basic training in granular but powerful topics like these can make a big difference.—
Arturo Garcia,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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Her interests extend to topics such as human evolution, psychology, and quirky animal stories.—
Jenny Lehmann,
Discover Magazine,
21 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Photograph: Javier Navarro/Quanta The trio’s reformulation of the problem was a major breakthrough.—
Leila Sloman,
WIRED,
23 Mar. 2025
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To compound this basic cashflow problem, PayPal did not do direct debits, so MyFootballClub relied on those annual renewals.—
Matt Slater,
The Athletic,
23 Mar. 2025
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In the decades since, Yasbeck has dedicated her time to creating the John Ritter Foundation for Aortic Health, which brings awareness to the issue.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
People.com,
23 Mar. 2025
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For me, money is never an issue in these kinds of things.—
Jonathan Bernstein,
Rolling Stone,
23 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Museum of the Night by Fermín Eloy Acosta Reasoning: For the intensive research into a largely unknown archive and the attempt to create a visual language that corresponds to the subject matter.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
16 Mar. 2025
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This scaffolding approach leverages AI’s organizational capabilities while preserving her own critical thinking skills and subject matter expertise.—
Lars Daniel,
Forbes,
15 Mar. 2025
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But Belinda understandably has her guard up, not wanting to have her heart broken a second time on this subject.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
23 Mar. 2025
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Photographed by Mayan Toledano Though Jennie has been the subject of countless photoshoots, the singer is quite camera shy.—
Irene Kim,
Vogue,
23 Mar. 2025
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“Talking point.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/talking%20point. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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