I. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ VERB
point
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I saw the signpost pointing along the road like a warning finger.
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I have time to discuss only one lexical myth: this is the signpost which points us in the direction of precision.
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Symptoms were regarded as mere signposts pointing at the real target.
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Why, that must be where the signpost wass pointing to!
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Clear signposts at the beginning of each section will help the audience follow your ideas.
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Malcolm's car hit a signpost before crashing into a tree.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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But Finch smiles easily as she banks the plane and finds a steeple that has become her aerial signpost .
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Each of these weeks has its own theme, rather like a signpost leading to the next part of the route.
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He fished single maggot on the bomb opposite the Ouse-Ure signpost .
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Heading straight for the signpost , he caught himself, then took a cautious step on to the curb.
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I saw the signpost pointing along the road like a warning finger.
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The book highlights the lack of good signposts to help guide grieving individuals.
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Then, the better we get to know some one, the more these symbolic signposts recede in importance.
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This raises doubts about some of the signposts the Fed used to rely on.
II. verb
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Mr Dawson also criticised the lack of directions and signposting to help those who wanted to visit the new sites.
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No one pretends that ageing has no ill-effects: the argument is that birthdays do not signpost them.
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The three examination boards have been extremely thorough in their signposting of key skills.