as in looked (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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Nanos also reportedly faced a criminal election interference investigation stemming from the matter.—
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The actor and sculptor, who played the Marv in the first two Home Alone movies, faced one misdemeanor charge of engaging or agreeing to engage in prostitution stemming from an incident in December.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Feb. 2026
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“Pointed (toward).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pointed%20%28toward%29. Accessed 13 Feb. 2026.
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