point (to)

Definition of point (to)next
as in to indicate
to serve as a sign or symptom of the reduced production points to declining efficiency within the plant

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  • Fundamentally, the number of points should indicate success in the learning process, not nagging ability.
    Mitch Zimmer, Washington Post, 3 Feb. 2026
  • The suspects also provided images of counterfeit passports and passport cards, with metadata that indicated the images were taken inside or within the immediate vicinity of El Primo Restaurant — a restaurant operated by Raul Fernandez Vicioso in Leominster, Massachusetts, federal prosecutors said.
    Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 3 Feb. 2026
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  • Opening an investigation doesn't mean Mandelson will be arrested, charged or convicted.
    JILL LAWLESS THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, Arkansas Online, 5 Feb. 2026
  • This means that Venus, whether day or night, is always hotter than planet Mercury is, even at Mercury’s absolute hottest.
    Big Think, Big Think, 5 Feb. 2026
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“Point (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/point%20%28to%29. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.

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