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point up

British  

verb

  1. (tr, adverb) to emphasize, esp by identifying

    he pointed up the difficulties we would encounter
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
point up Idioms  

  1. Emphasize, draw attention to, as in Her comments point up the need for more security at the store. [First half of 1900s]

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I am not sure endowing Sonny with a social conscience, presumably intended to point up the material’s contemporary relevance, is an improvement.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

The December 2028 $60 calls — allowing you to buy the stock at that price at any point up to that date — have risen from $9 to $14 in a matter of weeks.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 16, 2026

How can Fernando Alonso turn his season around, having not scored a single point up until now?

From BBC • May 6, 2025

To address the most important point up front: The wildfires currently spreading across North and South Carolina are tragic.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2025

We see big mountains that point up sudden, with some few coco trees.

From "Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti" by Frances Temple

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