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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
Any public officials, in the legislature and elsewhere, who unabashedly mimic DCF’s false talking points, share the same goal.
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Nate Baber, Hartford Courant, 30 Mar. 2025
Meaningful progress on complex geopolitical challenges cannot be achieved by repeating talking points or catering exclusively to one side's perspective.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Mar. 2025
Instead, just like With Love, Meghan and The Baldwins, Paul American structures itself as a claustrophobic and curated little box, one in which its subjects repeat the same talking points about themselves ad nauseam.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 28 Mar. 2025
One recent round of video clips featuring the speeches of Democratic senators was roundly mocked for repeating tired talking points.
—Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 26 Mar. 2025
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Nate Baber, Hartford Courant, 30 Mar. 2025
Meaningful progress on complex geopolitical challenges cannot be achieved by repeating talking points or catering exclusively to one side's perspective.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Mar. 2025
Instead, just like With Love, Meghan and The Baldwins, Paul American structures itself as a claustrophobic and curated little box, one in which its subjects repeat the same talking points about themselves ad nauseam.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 28 Mar. 2025
One recent round of video clips featuring the speeches of Democratic senators was roundly mocked for repeating tired talking points.
—Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 26 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for talking point
Noun
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Soon after their engagement, questions surfaced surrounding a prenuptial agreement.—
Tracy Wright,
FOXNews.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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Ask our service journalism team your top-of-mind questions in the module below or email [email protected]. CORRECTION: An earlier version of this story incorrectly said that the Light rail goes through West Sacramento.—
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado,
Sacbee.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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Arcadia Earth has been a proponent of the sustainability conversations around fashion, with a pop-up in Soho, New York City amid the pandemic, that became a hub for productive talks with circularity around fashion being the topic of choice.—
Cassell Ferere,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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Search by title or topic in the Search Bar in the middle of the Home Page, or click on the blue ‘years’ boxes and browse.—
Jan Wagner,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Apr. 2025
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The team’s defensive problems have been well documented.—
Mario Cortegana,
New York Times,
6 Apr. 2025
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Migration is a continuing problem in France with an influx of 317, 000 immigrants from outside the EU in 2022, up from 222,000 in 2013.—
Simon Constable,
FOXNews.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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Unfortunately, for many people, acute LBP doesn’t resolve and becomes a chronic issue.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
6 Apr. 2025
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The establishment fixed the issue and was able to reopen the next day after a follow-up inspection.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
6 Apr. 2025
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This extends to the C-suite, subject matter experts (SMEs) and sales as well.—
Natalie Nathanson,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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When the subject matter is the worst things that ever happened to you, that can be incredibly taxing on the body.—
Emma Specter,
Vogue,
8 Apr. 2025
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The irony here is that the film’s main subject, AI, was one of the key elements that writers and actors were pushing against.—
Harrison Richlin,
IndieWire,
5 Apr. 2025
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The Baltimore Sun reader poll is an unscientific survey in which website users volunteer their opinions on the subject of the poll.—
Baltimore Sun staff,
Baltimore Sun,
5 Apr. 2025
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“Talking point.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/talking%20point. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.
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