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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Saturday is a Gridlock Alert Day in New York City as Panama faces England in the FIFA Men's World Cup in New Jersey.
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The Victorian-style building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and this side of the resort directly fronting Cape Cod Bay is known collectively as The Mansion.
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“Point (toward).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/point%20%28toward%29. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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