point toward

verb

pointed toward; pointing toward; points toward
Synonyms of point towardnext
: 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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July retail sales were the weakest since May 2025, while recent labor-market data has also pointed toward cooling conditions. Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 18 Aug. 2026 The work points toward a different kind of computing architecture. Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 18 Aug. 2026 Why this specific era The pre-digital pull described above—60% wishing for a time before constant connectivity—points toward an era before the internet, not necessarily this one specifically. Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2026 Before this news, there were signs that pointed toward Joe being Ramona’s father. Kelly Allen, PEOPLE, 13 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for point toward

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“Point toward.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/point%20toward. Accessed 20 Aug. 2026.

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