POINT (OUT) Synonyms: 56 Similar and Opposite Words

point (out)

verb

Definition of point (out)

as in to indicate

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The Ukrainian leader said the Flamingo made its combat debut in 2025, and open-source intelligence reports indicate its use has been on the increase this year.

— Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026
Nike has never before given the Air Max 2001 Air Ecstasy a retro release before, but leaks from earlier this summer indicate the shoe will get a wider revival through in-line drops.

— Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of indicate

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But the market’s impressive ability to at least partially work its way around the conflict has also prevented prices from surging as astronomically high as the world’s largest-ever oil supply shock would suggest.

— David Goldman, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
Automotive News’ report is light on details about the model but suggests the variant will be based on the standard Bronco and could arrive by the end of the decade.

— Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of suggest

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New Florida women’s soccer coach Nick Zimmerman wasted little time signaling better days are ahead — much sooner than anyone expected.

— Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Aug. 2026
Home-plate umpire Will Little gathered the game’s three other umpires near the first-base line to discuss whether Espada signaled toward the bullpen before sprinting to the mound.

— Chandler Rome, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of signal

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The company says the model can infer what it is supposed to do from a short sensorimotor demonstration and immediately try the task itself.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 21 Aug. 2026
In a consortium network, one bank should not be able to infer another bank’s client flows.

— Ravi Chamria, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of infer

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