Lean
Lean verb - To show a liking or proneness (for something).
Usage example: the family's diet leans toward greasy food
Point
Point verb - Be a signal for or a symptom of.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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She may just touch it, lean against it, outright drape herself over it, or at the very least point to it in some way.
Source: Modeling Poses - To further this point, the doctor who gave Wolverine this information in X-23's first appearance seemed to lean towards this point and felt terrible about the way HYDRA treated her; and their attempts to recapture her in her second appearance.
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At this particular point, it's common to see most of the audience lean forward for no apparent reason.
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Point and Lean. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 01, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/lean/point
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Point or Lean. 2016. Accessed August 01, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/lean/point.
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