point the way
idiom
: to show the way to go in order to get somewhere
She pointed the way to the exit.
—often used figurativelyWe led good lives, and we must thank our parents for pointing the way.
Their work pointed the way for future scientific research.
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Even the trip to the restroom is filled with layers, as a bronze chicken and duck, just like the ones Joey and Chandler co-parented, point the way to the purple doors that have frames on them, just like in Monica’s apartment.
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Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 17 Dec. 2025
Next locate the uppermost three stars and use them to point the way to Andromeda, as shown in the finder chart above.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 29 Nov. 2025
Five years on, the Abraham Accords still point the way to peace.
—FOXNews.com, 15 Sep. 2025
The Agenda does not yet point the way to shutting down entire departments such as Education.
—Clyde Wayne Crews Jr, Forbes.com, 5 Sep. 2025
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Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 17 Dec. 2025
Next locate the uppermost three stars and use them to point the way to Andromeda, as shown in the finder chart above.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 29 Nov. 2025
Five years on, the Abraham Accords still point the way to peace.
—FOXNews.com, 15 Sep. 2025
The Agenda does not yet point the way to shutting down entire departments such as Education.
—Clyde Wayne Crews Jr, Forbes.com, 5 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for point the way
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“Point the way.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/point%20the%20way. Accessed 20 Dec. 2025.
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