points (to)

Definition of points (to)next
present tense third-person singular of point (to)
as in indicates
to serve as a sign or symptom of the reduced production points to declining efficiency within the plant

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  • That memo, which was heavily redacted, indicates that the administration, for now, has no plans to ramp up military operations in Venezuela.
    Stephen Groves, Chicago Tribune, 15 Jan. 2026
  • The agency has not yet assigned a recall classification, which typically indicates how serious a potential health risk may be.
    Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 15 Jan. 2026
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  • Our first alert weather team says this 2025-2026 season is considered to be a La Niña year, and for California, that usually means drier conditions.
    Kayla Moeller, CBS News, 10 Jan. 2026
  • Thinking globally and acting locally means electing people of vision, not people who couldn't find their way out of a paper bag without a lobbyist lighting their way under the table, or down the wrong path where for-profit companies rule and teachers are scapegoated for society's failures.
    SHELLEY SMITH SPECIAL TO THE DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE, Arkansas Online, 10 Jan. 2026
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“Points (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/points%20%28to%29. Accessed 17 Jan. 2026.

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