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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a signpost for" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to indicate something that serves as a guide or indicator for a particular direction or concept.
Example: "The research findings act as a signpost for future studies in this field."
Alternatives: "a guide to" or "a marker for".
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"It is a signpost for vaccine development," he said.
Celtic lore held the white oak to be a signpost for the otherworld, she said.
The results provide a signpost for the rational design of catalyst promoters.
Family practitioner diagnostic labels applied in consultation provide a signpost for treatment and management.
Looking back, the phrase emerged as a signpost for many of the stories of the year.
"We look at the results and we're very aware they're a signpost for action".
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So the Leckey film served as a visual signpost for a designer whose mind has always been trained on a single subject.
A way has even been found to fit the new name, Metropolitan, onto a signpost meant for six fewer letters.
Announced at CES back in January, Samsung's two new Chromebooks serve as a good signpost for how far the category has come in the five-and-a-half years since it was first launched, coupling offline functionality with a newfound access to Google Play, opening the laptop up to a sea of Android apps.
The aftermath of Katrina will surely be a historical signpost for incompetence, indifference, inefficiency and overall stupidity by our governmental officials — a disgrace that will color the legacy of this president and his advisers and appointees for a century to come.
Casa Suaya is a good signpost for the way the rest of José Ignacio is going.
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