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[ verb ] make or write a comment on
Examples "he commented the paper of his colleague" Used in print (Newark Evening News,...)Although he pointed_out that mandatory legislation impinging_on home_rule is basically distasteful , he added that the vital interest in election results transcended county_lines . Hughes said , `` This is not a plan to conquer space - but to conserve it '' , pointing_out the state population has increased 125000 each_year since 1950 . (The New York Times,...)There are a_number_of ways this could happen , the churchmen pointed_out , and here is an example : (The Oregonian...)Chairman_C._Richard_Mears pointed_out that perhaps this was not strictly a school_board problem , in_case of atomic attack , but that the board would cooperate so_far as possible to get the children to where the parents wanted them to go . (The Sun, [Baltimore]...)Although economic and personal circumstances vary widely among those now choosing apartments , Leo_J._Pantas , vice_president of a hardware manufacturing company , pointed_out recently that many apartment seekers seem to have one characteristic in common : a desire for greater convenience and freedom from the problems involved in maintaining a house . |
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[ verb ] point out carefully and clearly
Synonyms Used in print (The Christian Science Monitor...)The_British and other replies to_that Moscow note pointed_out efforts of the Communist authorities `` to integrate East_Berlin into East_Germany by isolating it from_the_outside and attempting to make it the capital of East_Germany '' . (The Christian Science Monitor...)They point_out simply that `` it is the law of the land '' . (Kenneth Scott Latourette, Christianity in a Revolutiona...)What we can attempt with some hope of dependable conclusions is to point_out the manner in_which Christianity entered into particular aspects of the life of the nation . (Thomas Anderson, Here Comes Pete Now....)He pointed_out the switch to me and for a moment I foolishly believed that he would let deed follow words . |
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[ verb ] present and urge reasons in opposition
Synonyms Used in print (Jack Kaplan, "The Health Machine Menace: Therapy by...)The human_body - he pointed_out , for_example - required 33 units of blue light . |
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