Thesaurus results for POINT (TOWARD)

point (toward)

verb

Definition of point (toward)

as in to look (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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Brendan McDermid | Reuters Billionaire investor Ray Dalio warned on Thursday that stocks face mounting pressure from rising bond yields and the prospect of weaker corporate cash flows, even as earnings continue to grow.

— Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026
Yet people who use drugs continue to face significant stigma in our health care system and in the broader public policy debate.

— Philip A. Chan, STAT, 8 Oct. 2026

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And it’s all fronted by seven miles of glorious, white sand beaches.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
The idea of Aurora fronting some of the maintenance costs had been floated by former Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin in a letter a couple months prior to that, documents provided by Batavia suggest.

— Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 4 Oct. 2026

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