Definitions

pointing

[poin-ting] / ˈpɔɪn tɪŋ /

ADJECTIVE

indicating

Synonyms

STRONG

declaring denoting designating disclosing displaying evidencing evincing guiding manifesting marking placing revealing showing signifying specifying spotting steering

ADJECTIVE

directed

Synonyms

STRONG

facing fronting looking turned

WEAK

stretched toward

Example Sentences

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Spice giant McCormick MKC 1.35%increase; green up pointing triangle is making a multibillion-dollar bet that seasoning food—rather than making it—is the winning recipe.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Ana Padilla, executive director of the UC Merced Community and Labor Center, said farmworkers have described instances of employers pointing out Border Patrol or ICE vehicles and saying they easily could call them over.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

Insurer stocks jumped, with industry bellwether UnitedHealth Group UNH 0.75%increase; green up pointing triangle rising 9% in a single day.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Inquiry chair Baroness Hallett praised the vaccine programme, pointing to research which suggested it saved more than 475,000 lives after more than 90% of people aged over 12 came forward for a jab.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

I asked, pointing at the screen where Regan and I had been paused mid-dive into the mud.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin