point toward
phrasal verb
pointed toward; pointing toward; points toward
: to show that something is true or probably true
Everything points toward a bright future for their company.
The results from these tests point toward a different conclusion.
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Meanwhile, data observability is evolving to meet growing complexity, with trends pointing toward predictive and autonomous capabilities.
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Gaurav Aggarwal, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
According to a Bee report from 2018, Cash’s gaze in the painting points toward Folsom State Prison, the site of one of the country star’s most famous performances in 1968.
—Hanh Truong, Sacramento Bee, 2 Jan. 2025
Back in April, the world’s biggest foundry, TSMC, laid out its plans for advanced packaging, and that future points toward wafer-scale computers.
—IEEE Spectrum, 30 Dec. 2024
Symptoms are similar to other fall illnesses As with other illnesses that spike in the fall and winter, fever and cough are just some signs pointing toward Valley fever.
—Lauren De Young, The Arizona Republic, 15 Nov. 2024
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Gaurav Aggarwal, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
According to a Bee report from 2018, Cash’s gaze in the painting points toward Folsom State Prison, the site of one of the country star’s most famous performances in 1968.
—Hanh Truong, Sacramento Bee, 2 Jan. 2025
Back in April, the world’s biggest foundry, TSMC, laid out its plans for advanced packaging, and that future points toward wafer-scale computers.
—IEEE Spectrum, 30 Dec. 2024
Symptoms are similar to other fall illnesses As with other illnesses that spike in the fall and winter, fever and cough are just some signs pointing toward Valley fever.
—Lauren De Young, The Arizona Republic, 15 Nov. 2024
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“Point toward.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/point%20toward. Accessed 8 Jan. 2025.
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