as in identifying
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 fingering
All seems normal with this new potential job until the woman conducting the interview subtly reveals bruises on her arms and, not so subtly, starts fingering her kitchen knives.
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Lauren Huff,
Entertainment Weekly,
21 Dec. 2025
Using a fingering yarn when a knitting pattern specifies DK means your garment will end up much too small.
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Bestreviews,
Mercury News,
23 Sep. 2025
Lauren Huff,
Entertainment Weekly,
21 Dec. 2025
Using a fingering yarn when a knitting pattern specifies DK means your garment will end up much too small.
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Bestreviews,
Mercury News,
23 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fingering
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Some collars contained license numbers, names, and other identifying information.
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The summit will focus on educating the community about regenerative agriculture and other sustainable practices and identifying barriers of entry and solutions to those barriers for farmers.
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More than a week after the disaster, search-and-rescue operations remain active, though hopes of finding additional survivors are rapidly fading.
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The family pursued legal action after finding that their pool was not built according to code, and put the settlement money toward founding a water safety nonprofit, The Zac Foundation.
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“Fingering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fingering. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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