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View synonyms for point out

point out

verb

  1. tr, adverb to indicate or specify
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Idioms and Phrases

Identify or bring to notice, as in He pointed out the oldest buildings in the city , or She pointed out an error in our reasoning . [Late 1400s]
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Example Sentences

While acknowledging that hotel use had increased since the election, she pointed out that it had previously peaked at over 400 hotels under the Conservatives.

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I point out to Valerie, the border agent showing us around, that smuggling gangs can make thousands of pounds of profit per passenger.

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Naturally, Mahama has used the hit in his current campaign, pointing out that under Akufo-Addo, Ghana has plummeted into its worst economic crisis in years.

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Their annual income is often modest, they point out - and they don’t value their farm in numerical terms, but in emotional ones.

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Dunn pointed out that several countries are taking a "multi-faceted" approach to address a lack of water by combining desalination with methods such as water recycling, rainwater harvesting, and conservation measures.

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