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finger 1 of 2

noun

Definition of fingernext
as in stick

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finger

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verb

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
Noun
The event has come to be seen as an early finger in the wind ahead of the Oscars. — Tanya Fevzi, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2026 Accompanying the vocals sits an intriguing, rapid-fire, finger-picking guitar, performed in the recording studio by session musician Chip Young. — Wendy Hargreaves, Fortune, 28 Aug. 2026
Verb
The French leader has fingered America’s tariff regime for rejiggering the sourcing map. — Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 18 June 2026 No one took credit for the plan, but Sean Burke fingered Montgomery as the likely ringleader. — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 7 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for finger
Recent Examples of Synonyms for finger
  1. stick
  2. identify
  3. cutlet
  4. pinpoint
  5. patty
  6. find
  7. cake
  8. distinguish
Noun
  • An average stick is now $200, Merola said, with high-end versions ranging up to $400.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Sep. 2026
  • That young lad would gave the old lady the unfortunate hit stick would be UMass stud safety Jahmad Harmon, for those who aren't up to date on all things Minutemen football.
    — Zach Dean OutKick, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of stick
Verb
  • Programs such as HyCAT are intended to provide more frequent opportunities to test technologies in realistic flight conditions, potentially allowing developers to identify problems earlier and iterate more quickly.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Plaintiffs sought information identifying people involved in conceiving, creating, and carrying out the fund.
    — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of identify
Noun
  • These cutlets could be transformed into the star of Lemon Chicken Pasta, added to a sandwich, turned into Pizza Chicken, swapped into Southwest Chicken Cutlet Rice Bowls, or used to make Easy Chicken Parmesan.
    — Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Remove from oven, turn cutlet over with tongs, and spread 1½ cups homemade or store-bought marinara sauce over.
    — Jesse Szewczyk, Bon Appetit Magazine, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of cutlet
Verb
  • Our results will help pinpoint how many high-energy cosmic rays are made of hydrogen, compared to heavier atoms.
    — Jesse Liu, The Conversation, 14 Sep. 2026
  • When American intelligence officials pinpointed the location of senior leaders, Israel chose to strike.
    — Dexter Filkins, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of pinpoint
Noun
  • Delicious food — Jamaican patties, raspberry tarts, Nigerian-style goat, salmon tamales — scented the streets.
    — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Unlike many major fast-food chains, In-N-Out does not freeze its beef patties or produce, KTLA reported.
    — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of patty
Verb
  • At least 211 people were rescued from an Indonesian ferry that caught fire last month in rough seas near the Indonesian tourist island of Bali, while one person was found dead and four others remained missing.
    — IMAN SATRIA, Arkansas Online, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Later’s 2026 research on Gen-Z creator ROI found that trust and authentic creator relationships matter more to conversions than simply maximizing reach, while over-scripting creators can undermine that trust.
    — Sergi Cerrato, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of find
Noun
  • More rococo extravagance was revealed when the cake was cut into by the little Lyons nippy.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026
  • For mashed potatoes, gnocchi, and purées A knife or cake tester should slide easily into and out of the potato.
    — Molly Baz, Bon Appetit Magazine, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of cake
Verb
  • The following books refuse to treat breakups as a singular ending or distinguish the breakup from the inevitable awakening.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2026
  • The new analysis used the MagLab’s 21-tesla Fourier-transform ion cyclotron resonance (FT-ICR) mass spectrometer, which can distinguish an enormous number of compounds within extremely complex mixtures.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of distinguish

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