as in identified
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 fingered
The French leader has fingered America’s tariff regime for rejiggering the sourcing map.
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Kate Nishimura,
Footwear News,
18 June 2026
In 1978, Derek Boston, who had become a suspect in another murder in the neighborhood, once again fingered Washington, Sims and Ellis in a bid for leniency.
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John Annese,
New York Daily News,
22 May 2026
Slick black ropes of water fingered the college foundations.
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Literary Hub,
26 Feb. 2026
Rios’ attorneys contend that the case had gone cold when Guevara, who at the time was a gang crimes specialist, not a homicide detective, inserted himself into the investigation by claiming two confidential informants had fingered Rios as the gunman.
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Jason Meisner,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Feb. 2026
Combs had falsely fingered Garcia to Williams as someone who had taken his money in a drug deal gone bad.
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Susan Young,
PEOPLE,
14 Jan. 2026
So plausible, in fact, that many pundits fingered each for the win at the beginning of the season.
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Nate Jones,
Vulture,
12 Jan. 2026
No one fingered an extra-hemispheric accomplice.
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Alan McPherson,
The Conversation,
2 Nov. 2025
Oh, to be a tomato and/or tomato flower being tenderly and gently fingered by Dame Helen Mirren.
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James Factora,
Them.,
13 Aug. 2025
Kate Nishimura,
Footwear News,
18 June 2026
In 1978, Derek Boston, who had become a suspect in another murder in the neighborhood, once again fingered Washington, Sims and Ellis in a bid for leniency.
—
John Annese,
New York Daily News,
22 May 2026
Slick black ropes of water fingered the college foundations.
—
Literary Hub,
26 Feb. 2026
Rios’ attorneys contend that the case had gone cold when Guevara, who at the time was a gang crimes specialist, not a homicide detective, inserted himself into the investigation by claiming two confidential informants had fingered Rios as the gunman.
—
Jason Meisner,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Feb. 2026
Combs had falsely fingered Garcia to Williams as someone who had taken his money in a drug deal gone bad.
—
Susan Young,
PEOPLE,
14 Jan. 2026
So plausible, in fact, that many pundits fingered each for the win at the beginning of the season.
—
Nate Jones,
Vulture,
12 Jan. 2026
No one fingered an extra-hemispheric accomplice.
—
Alan McPherson,
The Conversation,
2 Nov. 2025
Oh, to be a tomato and/or tomato flower being tenderly and gently fingered by Dame Helen Mirren.
—
James Factora,
Them.,
13 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fingered
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The Wayne County Coroner's Office identified the victims as Hiteshkumar Suthar, Hinaben Suthar and Isha Suthar, according to the Akron Beacon Journal.
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If your pet already has a microchip, make sure the information is up to date; sometimes, even pets with microchips can’t be identified because the phone number associated with them has been disconnected.
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America, whose Constitution was formulated by white men, struggled to live up to its founding ideals in the days of slavery and displacement of Native Americans.
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Dioz was co-founded by Johnny, 44, and his brother Tony in 2006.
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