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as in moment
a particular and often important moment in time
it was at that point that I had to stop and check on the experiment
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as in item
a separate part in a list, account, or series
went down the list point by point
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as in fact
a single piece of information
two points that are important to remember
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as in dot
a small area that is different (as in color) from the main part
the little points of gold in the blue ceiling are supposed to represent stars
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as in peninsula
an area of high ground jutting out into a body of water beyond the line of the coast
the racing yacht rounded the point far ahead of its closest rival
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as in cape
an area of land that juts out into a body of water
Point Reyes, California
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as in characteristic
something that sets apart an individual from others of the same kind
impeccable politeness has always been her strong point
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as in impact
the quality of an utterance that provokes interest and produces an effect
her jokes are often long, rambling stories that have no point whatsoever
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as in goal
something that one hopes or intends to accomplish
what we're doing does have a point—doesn't it?
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as in essence
the central part or aspect of something under consideration
that clueless reviewer seems to have missed the whole point of the book
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as in to aim
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Recent Examples of point
Abc News, ABC News, 4 Mar. 2025
All points are taken from interviews with financial experts.
—Catherine Brock, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 14 Mar. 2025
The next day, Mahmoud Khalil, a green card holder who graduated from the university in December, was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, with President Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio pointing specifically to Khalil’s participation in the protests.
—Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 13 Mar. 2025
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And that is a lie because 80% of women at some point in their career will become a mother.
—Abc News, ABC News, 4 Mar. 2025
All points are taken from interviews with financial experts.
—Catherine Brock, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
Verb
Some signs of the U.S. economy's trajectory, including consumer sentiment plunging to a two-year low, U.S. stocks sinking and President Trump's foreign trade policy creating a climate of uncertainty for U.S. businesses, are pointing downward.
—Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 14 Mar. 2025
The next day, Mahmoud Khalil, a green card holder who graduated from the university in December, was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, with President Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio pointing specifically to Khalil’s participation in the protests.
—Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 13 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for point
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The final moments of the episode also reveal that the parasitic alien Sequids are still roaming the sewers, the bloodthirsty Battle Beast is alive in space and Angstrom Levy (Sterling K. Brown) survived the Invincible War.—
Jordan Moreau,
Variety,
14 Mar. 2025
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The receivers were ready, warmed up and ready for their big moment.—
Seth Emerson,
The Athletic,
14 Mar. 2025
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Home buyer tip: Go into the homebuying process with a clear budget and potential compromises in mind.—
Nerdwallet,
Orange County Register,
10 Mar. 2025
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Pro tip: Kids 18 years and younger can always get in free.—
Esteban L. Hernandez,
Axios,
10 Mar. 2025
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Image Israel and Hamas on the ‘brink’ of a truce Israel and Hamas are close to a deal on a cease-fire in Gaza and the release of hostages there, Antony Blinken, the U.S. secretary of state, said yesterday.—
Natasha Frost,
New York Times,
15 Jan. 2025
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Two productions teetered on the $2M brink: Gypsy ($1,818,235, with press comps keeping the number down); and Sunset Blvd.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
17 Dec. 2024
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Hoarding disorder is a psychiatric condition defined by urges to save items and difficulty discarding current possessions.—
Mary E. Dozier,
CNN,
16 Mar. 2025
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Other items on the menu include eggplant Parmesan, shrimp scampi, sauteed chicken and ribeye.—
Jenna Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
15 Mar. 2025
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The downturn in web visits may reflect the fact that the website has not been regularly updated—there have been only a dozen or so press releases posted since the season opened.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes,
18 Mar. 2025
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Here Is the Celebrity Under the Costume In fact, the festival maintains, there is a way of looking at it as being as much of an expansion as a contraction for SXSW Music, because there will now be music showcases spread across seven nights instead of six.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
17 Mar. 2025
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Because the moons appear mostly as just little white dots on a black background in the photos taken of them, astronomers don't know much about the moons' characteristics yet.—
Greta Cross,
USA TODAY,
12 Mar. 2025
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Lack of agents One of the main reasons the Shin Bet did not connect the dots before Oct. 7 was the difficulty in recruiting agents and intelligence sources on the ground in Gaza, says Mr. Melman, the author.—
Dina Kraft,
The Christian Science Monitor,
12 Mar. 2025
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But one company has found a way to harness the harsh conditions of the Arabian peninsula and grow fresh food all year round.—
Mike Scott,
Forbes,
19 Mar. 2025
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Multiple great white sharks have pinged off the coasts of Florida in recent weeks as spring break tourists descend on the peninsula.—
Kim Luciani,
USA TODAY,
14 Mar. 2025
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Uzo Aduba dons a detective’s cape in ‘The Residence’ — now streaming on Netflix.—
Ryan Fonseca,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Mar. 2025
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Read more >>> A cape fit for a queen Since the 1950s, one family has handcrafted the slipper-satin cape worn by each year’s St. Patrick’s Day queen.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Mar. 2025
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