pointing
Americannoun
noun
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the act or process of repairing or finishing joints in brickwork, masonry, etc, with mortar
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the insertion of marks to indicate the chanting of a psalm or the vowels in a Hebrew text
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the sequence of marks so inserted
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Other Word Forms
- unpointing adjective
Etymology
Origin of pointing
Example Sentences
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Verizon Communications VZ 2.01%increase; green up pointing triangle has been scrutinizing hundreds of millions of dollars in spending on sports and music sponsorships as part of its push to reduce costs across the company.
Thor Industries THO -5.47%decrease; red down pointing triangle maintained its fiscal-year outlook, warning that a cloudy consumer outlook driven by geopolitical and economic uncertainty could impact its results.
He downplayed the risk of individual investors cashing out their investments, pointing to the surge of new investments coming in.
On one hand he is gloomy, pointing to the risks that Ukraine's defence against Russia becomes a forgotten war.
From BBC
“Our data sources show our overall market share was at least flat, pointing to slightly softer customer demand for our industry during the holiday quarter,” CEO Corie Barry said in a statement.
From Barron's
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