point out

verb

pointed out; pointing out; points out
Synonyms of point outnext
1
: to direct someone's attention to (someone or something) by pointing
He pointed his girlfriend out (to me) in the crowd.
Could you point out the restrooms, please.
2
: to talk about or mention (something that one thinks is important)
He was quick to point our mistake out.
He pointed out the benefits/importance of daily exercise.
As she likes to point out, she distrusted him from the beginning.

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Planning Commission member Karen Sherman pointed out the city ordinance prohibits driveways exiting onto collector streets for safety. — Annette Beard, Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2026 Analysts point out that as market concerns over financing risks for AI related firms escalate, investors are reassessing the impact of elevated interest rates on economic growth and corporate debt servicing capacity. — CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026 Fans had speculated, as Cho’s quick to point out, a few artists that the company has had long-standing relationships with — ATEEZ, Sunday’s headliner, and P1Harmony, Saturday’s headliner — among them. — Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2026 But, as Greene Epstein pointed out, perhaps one of the only certainties that theater artists have is in the fact that AI can’t show up in real time and space (like the Westside location) to, well, act. — Laura Zornosa, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for point out

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“Point out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/point%20out. Accessed 19 Oct. 2026.

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