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
Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 27 June 2025
Miranda’s fingers are elegant, delicate as bird bones.
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 26 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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Verb
One victim whose fingers fused together. CAMERON: Those were people who survived initially.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 27 June 2025
Miranda’s fingers are elegant, delicate as bird bones.
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 26 June 2025
Noun
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
Verb
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Lidia Zepeda, who identified herself as a childhood friend of Garcia, created a GoFundMe account to help the family with funeral expenses.—
Ruben Vives,
Los Angeles Times,
29 June 2025
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Its global study on smartphone addiction identified the 10 most effective strategies to reduce smartphone use.—
Steven P. Dinkin,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 June 2025
Noun
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With selfie-takers increasingly seen as a risk, some art insurers are advocating for stricter protective measures, such as banning selfie sticks and reinforcing barriers around select artworks.—
Aurora Martínez,
Smithsonian Magazine,
27 June 2025
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Its data shows that a stick of 16GB DDR4 RAM can now reach $24, up from a mere $4.40 back in March.—
Michael Kan,
PC Magazine,
27 June 2025
Verb
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Precise statistics about the number of people who were exchanged is hard to pinpoint, Van Hoy said.—
JoAnn DeLuna,
NPR,
30 June 2025
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Using advanced neuroimaging techniques and the publicly accessible Julich-Brain Atlas, researchers from institutions in Germany and the University of Pennsylvania have pinpointed brain networks that show structural alterations in people exhibiting psychopathic traits.—
Maria Morava,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 June 2025
Noun
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Working with 1 breast at a time, use a sharp knife to cut breast horizontally in half (parallel to cutting board) to create 4 chicken cutlets.—
Ann Taylor Pittman,
Southern Living,
14 June 2025
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Items on the menu include include crispy swordfish cutlets with spiced kumquats and hojicha tapioca pudding for dessert.—
Angela Rodriguez,
Sacbee.com,
21 May 2025
Verb
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There, a tactical response team found a man lying dead with a weapon nearby, whom authorities believe was the shooter.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
1 July 2025
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The Stanford team found the top reason for resisting AI (45%) is lack of trust in system accuracy or reliability.—
Moin Roberts-Islam,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
Noun
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Flip patties and cook until browned and crusty on the second sides, 30 seconds to 1 minute.—
Katlyn Moncada,
Better Homes & Gardens,
10 June 2025
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Among the Afro-Caribbean food and drink options inside the stadium were Jamaican beef patties, jerk chicken burgers, fruit punches and Supermalt. Nigerian supporter Cliff Ediale came while celebrating his 28th birthday.—
Eduardo Tansley,
New York Times,
1 June 2025
Verb
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Lawyers are expected to distinguish between sound arguments and narcissistic wordplay.—
Orlando Sentinel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 June 2025
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Savvy operators are beginning to distinguish between short-term curiosity spend and deeper, more sustainable value.—
Vlad Panin,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
Noun
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Though a box cake, icing and some red and blue sprinkles will do the trick, recipes from the Salted Sweets or the Pioneer Woman make for an easy way to show your patriotism.—
Samara Gerstle,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
24 June 2025
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The icing on the cake in a lot of those sequences is really done in reshoots.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
23 June 2025
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“Finger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/finger. Accessed 7 Jul. 2025.
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