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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In 2015, President Barack Obama launched the MyRA program (for My Retirement Account), but eligible workers faced barriers like the surprisingly difficult act of enrolling.—
Jacqueline Munis,
Fortune,
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After that, Daley never got less than 60% of the vote or faced a strenuous challenge.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
28 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 7 Mar. 2026.
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