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make a point of

VERB
challenge
Synonyms
STRONGEST
ask for assert call for claim confront defy demand denounce impose require test try
STRONG
accost arouse beard brave cross dare exact impeach impugn inquire investigate provoke query reclaim stimulate summon tax vindicate
WEAK
call out face down face off face the music fly in the face of hang in insist upon invite competition make a stand object to search out stand up to stick it out throw down the gauntlet
Antonyms
STRONGEST
deny
STRONG
answer calm dodge ignore
WEAK
agreement decision victory
VERB
resolve
Synonyms
STRONGEST
agree answer clear up conclude deal with decide determine fix iron out propose settle solve undertake work out
STRONG
analyze anatomize break choose clinch decipher decree design dissect dissolve elect elucidate fathom figure intend lick purpose rule unfold unravel untangle unzip will work
WEAK
break down pan out pass upon puzzle out remain firm take a stand work through
Antonyms
STRONGEST
begin forget hesitate oppose question refuse start unsettle
STRONG
assemble fasten hide join mend put together tangle
WEAK
mull waver wonder

Example Sentences

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But the original hangs, in its full greenish majesty, in the National Gallery in Washington, where I make a point of seeing it whenever I am there.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 22, 2025

“A lot of us go on a Christmas pilgrimage to see it, whenever we have any friends or family who come to stay we always make a point of taking them to it.”

From BBC • Nov. 25, 2024

As a senior politician, Mr. Prescott would hold a summer party on a boat in the Thames and would make a point of extracting money from his guests to tip the staff.

From New York Times • Nov. 21, 2024

So he was able to make a point of watching No Doubt’s entire set, reuniting him with a band he’s known since its earliest days in Orange County.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2024

“Anyone who spends a little time with the boy can see that, Ben. I don’t see why anyone would make a point of it. Least of all, you.”

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss