point to
verb
pointed to; pointing to; points to
1
: to direct attention to (someone or something) by moving one's finger or an object held in one's hand in a particular direction
She pointed to me and asked me to stand up.
2
: to mention or refer to (something) as a way of supporting an argument or claim
The prosecution is unable to point to anything that proves its case.
I can point to several past accomplishments that show that I can perform the job well.
3
: to show that something is true or probably true
All the evidence points to him as the murderer.
Her symptoms point to diabetes.
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Multiple members pointed to an episode from last September, after the assassination of the conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
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Jason Zengerle, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
Rookie Gabriela Jaquez scored a team-high 20 points to go with eight rebounds for the Sky, who gained a 40-38 lead just before halftime and never trailed again.
—Sabreena Merchant, New York Times, 18 May 2026
Utilities point to federal data showing that home electricity bills as a proportion of household income have fallen in the last couple of decades.
—Marc Levy, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2026
Maybe that’s the point, but Sorogoyen leaves that question hanging in the balance and with us too detached at this point to care about answering it.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 17 May 2026
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Jason Zengerle, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
Rookie Gabriela Jaquez scored a team-high 20 points to go with eight rebounds for the Sky, who gained a 40-38 lead just before halftime and never trailed again.
—Sabreena Merchant, New York Times, 18 May 2026
Utilities point to federal data showing that home electricity bills as a proportion of household income have fallen in the last couple of decades.
—Marc Levy, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2026
Maybe that’s the point, but Sorogoyen leaves that question hanging in the balance and with us too detached at this point to care about answering it.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 17 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for point to
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“Point to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/point%20to. Accessed 19 May. 2026.
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