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Common collocations with point in American Collocation

point noun

US /pɔɪnt/

main

central
crucial
essential
important
key
main
major
salient
vital

The key point is that your body views any change as stressful.

How any undergraduate could possibly be expected to be ’ original’ in any meaningful sense is surely a moot point.

The factory workforce all turned out to witness the move of the aircraft that had been the talking point of everyone since its inception back in 1944.

good

excellent
good
interesting
valid
valuable

Mr Carr put forward some very interesting points in response to correspondence received.

first/last

final
first
last

That brings me to my final point, which is how do we help give the Climate Group the focus that it needs.

not important

minor
trivial

However, there are some minor points to be made.

make a point

make
put forward
raise

He raises some very good points, which I’ve seen before elsewhere.

explain a point

clarify
get across
illustrate
summarize

You are very welcome to ask me to clarify any points or questions when you next see me.

discuss or prove a point

address
argue
discuss
prove

The content analysis undertaken here cannot solidly prove this point one way or the other.

understand/not understand a point

get
miss
see
understand

I thought maybe it was me who was missing the point.

emphasize a point

drive home
emphasize
hammer home
highlight
labour
reinforce
reiterate

Good PowerPoint slides emphasise the points that you are making.