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CASE IN POINT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does case in point mean? 

CASE IN POINT (noun)
  The noun CASE IN POINT has 1 sense:

1. an example that is used to justify similar occurrences at a later timeplay

  Familiarity information: CASE IN POINT used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


CASE IN POINT (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

An example that is used to justify similar occurrences at a later time

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

case in point; precedent

Hypernyms ("case in point" is a kind of...):

example; illustration; instance; representative (an item of information that is typical of a class or group)


 Context examples 


For a case in point, look at Mars.

(The ice giant Uranus appears to be losing a bit of its atmosphere to space, NASA)

Here are two cases in point.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)



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