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Treat something as important or essential, as in She made a point of thanking everyone in the department for their efforts. This expression uses point in the sense of “an objective or purpose.” [Late 1700s] Also see make one's point.

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ask for, assert, call for, claim, confront, defy, demand, denounce, impose, require, test, try, agree, answer, clear up, conclude, deal with, decide, determine, fix
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