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point
noun as in speck
noun as in specific location
noun as in circumstance, stage; limited time
noun as in goal, aim
Strong matches
appeal, attraction, charm, cogency, design, fascination, intent, intention, interest, motive, nitty-gritty, nub, object, punch, purpose, significance, use, usefulness, utility, validity, validness
Weak matches
noun as in meaning, essence
Strong matches
argument, burden, core, crux, drift, force, gist, head, heart, import, kicker, marrow, meat, motif, motive, nitty-gritty, nub, pith, pointer, proposition, stuff, text, thrust, tip, tip-off
Weak matches
bottom line, main idea, name of the game, nuts and bolts, punch line, subject matter
noun as in aspect, characteristic
Strong matches
attribute, circumstance, constituent, facet, feature, instance, item, material, nicety, particular, peculiarity, property, quality, respect, trait
Weak match
noun as in scoring unit of sport competition
verb as in show as probable; call attention
Example Sentences
However, other protestors pointed to the environmental impact of losing the park as deer, hedgehogs, frogs and other animals are often spotted on the land.
But four points will also be enough in the following two scenarios:
Harden, 36, played a career-high 51 minutes and scored 10 points over the two overtime periods as the Clippers held on to halt a six-game skid.
But in major cities, particularly Tehran, many women now walk around without the head coverings, often sporting jeans and sneakers, which has become a point of contention for conservatives.
Branded the "Great People's March" by organizers, the rally comes at the halfway point of contentious COP30 negotiations and follows two Indigenous-led protests that disrupted proceedings earlier in the week.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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