point to/towards sth
— phrasal verb with point uk/pɔɪnt/us/pɔɪnt/verb
to make it seem likely that a particular fact is true or that a particular event will happen:
All the evidence points to suicide.
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- The latest research is already pointing towards more efficient solutions.
- All the indicators are pointing towards a June election.
- Much of the evidence points towards the victim's own mother.
- The evidence clearly points to Anderson as the guilty party.
- Recent changes in the weather pattern point towards the consequences of global warming.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Showing and demonstrating
- act
- act sth out
- attest
- barometer
- bespeak
- bring
- bring sth forward
- disclose
- flicker
- manifestation
- produce
- put up sth
- radiate
- revealing
- says something about sb/sth idiom
- shew
- strike
- suggest
- token
- wear
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