pointing (to)

Definition of pointing (to)next
present participle of point (to)
as in indicating
to serve as a sign or symptom of the reduced production points to declining efficiency within the plant

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  • At the time of reporting FIFA struck media deals with 180 territories to broadcast the tournament, with more to come, indicating appetite remained strong even amid wider concerns.
    James Robson, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2026
  • Look the other person in the eye and give your voice a downward inflection at the end of your suggestion, indicating finality.
    John Richardson Attia Qureshi, CNBC, 22 May 2026
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  • Apple is widely expected to use N2 for its upcoming iPhone 18 application processors, meaning AMD will share node capacity with one of the world’s highest-volume chip buyers, a dynamic that could affect wafer allocation timelines.
    Aditya Jadhav, Interesting Engineering, 22 May 2026
  • Since at least 2016, Meta (then named Facebook) has said WhatsApp provides robust end-to-end encryption, meaning that messages are encrypted on a sender’s device with keys that are available only to the receiver’s.
    Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 22 May 2026
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“Pointing (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pointing%20%28to%29. Accessed 25 May. 2026.

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