as in to identify
to find out or establish the identity of
thus far authorities haven't been able to finger the person who's been lighting fires around town
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Recent Examples of finger
Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
Then someone pointed a finger at a surprising culprit: the soldiers’ poor health.
—Maxim Sytch, Harvard Business Review, 18 Apr. 2025
Quispe López, Them, 14 Feb. 2025
Instead of fingering someone outright, the film invents a slightly older and questionably intentioned role model named Chandler (Toby Wallace), whom John meets while doing mission work in Kurdistan.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 28 Jan. 2025
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Noun
This eliminates finger pricks, provides trend analysis, sends alerts for dangerous levels and allows remote monitoring by healthcare providers and family members.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
Then someone pointed a finger at a surprising culprit: the soldiers’ poor health.
—Maxim Sytch, Harvard Business Review, 18 Apr. 2025
Verb
There is no exact science to fingering people because everyone has their own preferences on rhythm, speed, and sensation.
—Quispe López, Them, 14 Feb. 2025
Instead of fingering someone outright, the film invents a slightly older and questionably intentioned role model named Chandler (Toby Wallace), whom John meets while doing mission work in Kurdistan.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 28 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for finger
Noun
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The previous two pucks that got by Pickard came off Moore’s stick.—
Eric Stephens,
New York Times,
29 Apr. 2025
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Taylor appeared to provide her team with a two-goal cushion on a curl around the right post with 1:35 left, but her stick hit Maryland senior defender Sophie Halus on the head, and the goal was waived off after video review.—
Edward Lee,
Baltimore Sun,
27 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Exposure is believed to be limited, and known contacts have been identified and contacted.—
PJ Green,
Kansas City Star,
19 Apr. 2025
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Family members of one victim who died identified him as 57-year-old Robert Morales.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The rise in popularity of condensed soups like cream of mushroom and cream of chicken in the 1960s promised an even easier version of this dish—and many simpler recipes still call for can of Campbell's over some simple cutlets.—
Catherine Jessee,
Southern Living,
22 Feb. 2025
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Use It To Help Flatten Chicken Breasts Before pounding any meat to create cutlets, use wax paper in between it and your mallet to help avoid any unwanted stickiness and keep it in place.—
Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
6 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Regulators can pinpoint precise interventions, and cities can compete on measurable impacts, not vague promises.—
Ingmar Rentzhog,
Forbes.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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The evaluation assesses the potential of your case right from the start, saving you valuable time by pinpointing the most promising path forward and providing you with a clear plan outlining exactly what comes next.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
18 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Fatburger: Fans can get the fast-food chain's Baby Fat burger, made with a 2.5-ounce patty, through June 30 at participating locations, or online at fatburger.com with code BABYFAT5.—
Mike Snider,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
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The namesake Bad Boy Burger ($11.99) is two quarter-pound patties, bacon, American cheese, Swiss cheese, chili, lettuce, tomato, pickles, ketchup and mustard.—
Michael Deeds,
Idaho Statesman,
7 Apr. 2025
Verb
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With Mark Scheifele and Connor cycling on the outside, trying desperately to find a chance in the middle, Iafallo drove to the net and jumped on a Scheifele rebound, scoring the game-tying goal while off balance in the slot.—
Jeremy Rutherford,
New York Times,
20 Apr. 2025
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Those few minutes sent students scrambling for cover and barricading themselves around campus until authorities found them.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
20 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The Equipment Leasing and Finance Association’s letter noted that the one-year term of vehicle leases is often the result of state statutes or rules that distinguish a vehicle lease from a rental for sales tax purposes and set the minimum term for a lease at one year.—
Marie Sapirie,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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Loveland’s ability to separate from defenders is what distinguished him.—
Adam Jahns,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Paton last year said the Broncos were preparing a cake when the coach almost, but not quite, triggered a move back on Day 2 of the draft.—
Nick Kosmider,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2025
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Gabriel, especially, was the icing on the cake for those who were baffled that Sanders hadn't gone off the board, as some experts didn’t have him on their top five quarterback rankings heading into the draft.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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“Finger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/finger. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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