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an object of interest or concern that is being discussed
We have several talking points we need to cover. I have a list of talking points here that support my case.
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Recent Examples of talking point
The film has been divisive on the ground in Cannes and is still a hot talking point up and down the Croisette.
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Zac Ntim, Deadline, 20 May 2025
The mayor’s roadway reconfigurations, particularly bike lanes, have come under fire from parts of the public, and have become a key talking point for Kraft, who has vowed to pause bike lane construction.
—Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 16 May 2025
But every time this franchise doesn’t win the Cup, the revolving door at that spot since Nazem Kadri becomes an obvious talking point.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 15 May 2025
Among the main talking points, a few common themes emerged.
—Ian King, CNBC, 22 May 2025
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Zac Ntim, Deadline, 20 May 2025
The mayor’s roadway reconfigurations, particularly bike lanes, have come under fire from parts of the public, and have become a key talking point for Kraft, who has vowed to pause bike lane construction.
—Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 16 May 2025
But every time this franchise doesn’t win the Cup, the revolving door at that spot since Nazem Kadri becomes an obvious talking point.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 15 May 2025
Among the main talking points, a few common themes emerged.
—Ian King, CNBC, 22 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for talking point
Noun
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The question is whether college added much value—or simply served as a costly sorting mechanism.—
Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2025
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Any doc brings up those questions, but Paul really brought them to the surface.—
Mathew Rodriguez,
Them.,
27 May 2025
Noun
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Check our top stories, topics and the latest articles on latimes.com.—
Kevinisha Walker,
Los Angeles Times,
2 June 2025
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Angela is also opening up about sensitive topics — like being millions of dollars in debt over these houses??—
Ile-Ife Okantah,
Vulture,
2 June 2025
Noun
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The platform ran into problems Thursday, when nearly 6,000 users reported issues with X’s website and app.—
Antonio Pequeño IV,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2025
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The problems started shortly after 8 a.m. ET Saturday and within an hour, there were 11,871 reports logged.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 May 2025
Noun
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Roughly 21,000 users reported issues just after 8:30 a.m. ET, per the analytics platform.—
Erin Doherty,
CNBC,
24 May 2025
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There were more than 26,000 incidents of people reporting issues with the social media platform as of about 9:30 a.m. ET, according to Downdetector.com, which tracks outages by collating status reports from a number of sources.—
Mike Snider,
USA Today,
24 May 2025
Noun
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Data scientists and subject matter experts within an enterprise use Snorkel’s software to curate and generate thousands of prompt and response pairs as examples of what a correct answer looks like to a query.—
Rashi Shrivastava,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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But Adolescence does retain a similar importance of subject matter in its wrenching story about a young English boy credibly accused of stabbing a female classmate to death.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
24 May 2025
Noun
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The issue is not that his subject continues to be queerness after exploring that idea in both Rothaniel and Jerrod Carmichael Reality Show.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
23 May 2025
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The YouTube personality has built a sizable and loyal following dissecting the scandals of the day, covering such controversial subjects as the Drake-Kendrick Lamar beef and the latest involving Kanye West and Bianca Censori, with her signature girlfriend-speak.—
Shirley Halperin,
HollywoodReporter,
22 May 2025
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“Talking point.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/talking%20point. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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