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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Raise your left arm while bending so that your elbow points toward the ceiling.
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Leoni Jesner, Health, 1 Nov. 2025
There is no evidence to date to point toward 3I/ATLAS being an alien spacecraft at this time.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
Sitting on the cement landing, Vargas, the raft pilot, pointed toward a bridge that spans the Suchiate River and serves as the official border crossing between Guatemala and Mexico.
—Daniel Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 29 Oct. 2025
No doubt some sailors noticed that compass needles no longer pointed toward the magnetic north pole during auroras.
—Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2025
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Leoni Jesner, Health, 1 Nov. 2025
There is no evidence to date to point toward 3I/ATLAS being an alien spacecraft at this time.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
Sitting on the cement landing, Vargas, the raft pilot, pointed toward a bridge that spans the Suchiate River and serves as the official border crossing between Guatemala and Mexico.
—Daniel Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 29 Oct. 2025
No doubt some sailors noticed that compass needles no longer pointed toward the magnetic north pole during auroras.
—Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for point toward
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“Point toward.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/point%20toward. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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