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
Lesley Cosme Torres, People.com, 5 June 2025
In Mario Kart World, engines hum beneath your fingers.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 5 June 2025
Quispe López, Them, 12 Mar. 2025
Bare branches finger and rearrange the sky, and sometimes stars drill into it and mountains sharpen themselves against it.
—Murr Brewster, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 Feb. 2025
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Noun
The woman was naked in bed unable to move with bruises all over her body and a broken finger.
—Lesley Cosme Torres, People.com, 5 June 2025
In Mario Kart World, engines hum beneath your fingers.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 5 June 2025
Verb
While there are a slew of ways to pleasure yourself depending on these three factors, there are some basic tips that can be a helpful starting point, like how to finger yourself and how to jerk off.
—Quispe López, Them, 12 Mar. 2025
Bare branches finger and rearrange the sky, and sometimes stars drill into it and mountains sharpen themselves against it.
—Murr Brewster, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for finger
Noun
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On Thursday night in Sunrise, Draisaitl pushed the puck with one hand on his stick off Mikkola and past Panthers goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky.—
David Furones,
Sun Sentinel,
14 June 2025
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At a show in Philadelphia earlier this week, kids clutched glow sticks and wore sunglasses on the dancefloor, and their parents did too.—
Katie Bain,
Billboard,
13 June 2025
Verb
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The man, identified as Steven M. Ulman, handed an officer his driver’s license, but the woman, later identified as Carly Ann Dominski, gave officers a different name before officers went through her purse, records said.—
Michelle L. Quinn,
Chicago Tribune,
17 June 2025
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The other soldier, identified only as a pilot, sustained minor injuries.—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
17 June 2025
Noun
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For a more kid-friendly variation, use chicken tenderloins instead of chicken cutlets.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
9 May 2025
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The weapon, which Ukrainian authorities say was manufactured by North Korea, had slammed into the balcony where, just days before, the family was grilling marinated pork cutlets to celebrate the 44th birthday of Mr. Polishchuk’s wife, Anna Polishchuk.—
Oleksandra Mykolyshyn,
New York Times,
29 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Food stations and cameras were set up in the park to pinpoint her location.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
People.com,
5 June 2025
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Trying to assign a deterministic ROI to a single tactic is like trying to pinpoint the gust of wind responsible for a wildfire.—
Gully Flowers,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
Noun
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These hearty beef patties, which come in Ranch Mushroom Swiss and Texas BBQ (with cheddar cheese and roasted poblanos), give you a leg up on your cookout, packing flavor into six ⅓-pound patties.—
Abigail Wilt,
Southern Living,
28 May 2025
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Will the beef patties be available in other markets?—
Gabe Hauari,
USA Today,
5 May 2025
Verb
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If finding indoor shelter is not an option: Stay away from open fields, hill summits, or ridge tops.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
7 June 2025
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Fears that a serial killer is at large were reignited by the recent discovery of a body in a Texas lake, where 19 corpses have been found over the past three years.—
Sophie Clark,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 June 2025
Verb
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Beyond his accolades, his journey distinguishes him in a field frequently focused on settlements rather than meaningful impacts.—
Jon Stojan,
USA Today,
15 June 2025
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Israel's retaliatory campaign has killed more than 55,000 Palestinians, according to Gaza's Health Ministry, which has said women and children make up more than half of the dead but does not distinguish between civilians and combatants in count.—
WAFAA SHURAFA,
Arkansas Online,
15 June 2025
Noun
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Though this explained the uneven chop of the cake, OP was still left wondering as to who originally decided to cut it.—
Moná Thomas,
People.com,
13 June 2025
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Hosted by pastry patriarch Duff Goldman, six teams of cake artists from around the country have four days to design, bake, and build the most impressive cake that can also withstand a 50-person taste test.—
K. Thor Jensen,
PC Magazine,
13 June 2025
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“Finger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/finger. Accessed 20 Jun. 2025.
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