as in to look (toward)
to stand or sit with the face or front toward
the town's monument to its lost fishermen points toward the sea, the source of its wealth as well as its sorrow
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But now, with the bloodless spectacle of a button being pushed to prompt a computer to decide the league-phase fixtures, then variables for the knockouts limited to deciding which of two pre-determined teams the winners of the play-offs would face, the old way actually seems quite diverting.—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
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Tourists in trouble Japan is facing a sharp rise in ski and snowboard accidents involving foreign tourists this season.—
Maureen O'Hare,
CNN Money,
28 Feb. 2026
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The main entrance is fronted by an enormous version of Lego 918, a space transport.—
Dewayne Bevil,
The Orlando Sentinel,
24 Feb. 2026
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Informed by his years in Ethiopia and Tanzania and the influence of his parents (who fronted the beloved reggae outfit Chakula), Blxxd & Fyah blends roots reggae and dancehall across 13 tracks, some of which include appearances by Mavado, Masicka, Marlon Asher and Kelissa.—
Kyle Denis,
Billboard,
23 Feb. 2026
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“Point (toward).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/point%20%28toward%29. Accessed 28 Feb. 2026.
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