point toward
phrasal verb
pointed toward; pointing toward; points toward
: to show that something is true or probably true
Everything points toward a bright future for their company.
The results from these tests point toward a different conclusion.
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Journalistic investigations also pointed toward possible infiltrators in the operation and an excessive reliance on anonymous tips.
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Evandro Cruz Silva, The Dial, 10 Feb. 2026
All signs point toward this being Edwards’ first collaboration made for public consumption.
—Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 10 Feb. 2026
Dressed in a plaid button up, the 41-year-old leans into a digital camera on a tripod, with a long telephoto lens pointed toward that plane, and slowly counts.
—Kat Lonsdorf, NPR, 6 Feb. 2026
As long-term data accumulate on the power of lowering bad cholesterol, new methods to determine who might benefit point toward starting people on the medications even earlier than now recommended to avoid later risk of heart attacks and strokes.
—Elizabeth Cooney, STAT, 5 Feb. 2026
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Evandro Cruz Silva, The Dial, 10 Feb. 2026
All signs point toward this being Edwards’ first collaboration made for public consumption.
—Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 10 Feb. 2026
Dressed in a plaid button up, the 41-year-old leans into a digital camera on a tripod, with a long telephoto lens pointed toward that plane, and slowly counts.
—Kat Lonsdorf, NPR, 6 Feb. 2026
As long-term data accumulate on the power of lowering bad cholesterol, new methods to determine who might benefit point toward starting people on the medications even earlier than now recommended to avoid later risk of heart attacks and strokes.
—Elizabeth Cooney, STAT, 5 Feb. 2026
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“Point toward.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/point%20toward. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.
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