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
The Editors Of Artnews, ARTnews.com, 17 Apr. 2026
Few people in pop have their finger on the pulse in the way PinkPantheress does right now.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 17 Apr. 2026
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
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Noun
The platform also automates secure payment processing and file delivery, enabling a seamless fulfillment without creators needing to lift a finger.
—The Editors Of Artnews, ARTnews.com, 17 Apr. 2026
Few people in pop have their finger on the pulse in the way PinkPantheress does right now.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 17 Apr. 2026
Verb
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for finger
Noun
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Sawdust floated over our heads as another student used a chop saw to cut stick framing for doors and windows.—
Emma Green,
New Yorker,
17 Apr. 2026
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And for the aviation fanatic, ice cream stick planes never made the cut.—
Victoria Le,
Oc Register,
14 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Victim identified Police said 32-year-old Kiara Lewis was taken to a hospital by Dallas Fire-Rescue in critical condition, where she was pronounced dead.—
Doug Myers,
CBS News,
18 Apr. 2026
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His father lowered his head and stared down at his hands while the defense played a Fox News clip in which a commentator identified as a former FBI agent opined that Robinson was a sociopath.—
Matthew Brown,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Chicken cutlets, whether serving a few folks or an entire party, help make cooking go a lot faster.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
9 Apr. 2026
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In addition, Hofbräu Pub will offer traditional German dishes such as its famous pork shank, salads and pretzels, and Bavarian specialties like pork roast, pork cutlets and Oktoberfest-style chicken.—
Imelda García,
Dallas Morning News,
7 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Her ability to purify and characterize myelin basic protein was really sort of pinpointing one of the first myelin proteins that came to the attention of neuroscientists.—
Marcy Thompson,
Scientific American,
16 Apr. 2026
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Zillow is introducing a new metric that helps buyers and sellers pinpoint charming, unique details that speak to them.—
Sophia Beams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
16 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Instead of eating the premium patties, the couple stuffed the burgers into a large duffel, adding desserts snatched from the buffet, the blog added.—
Jessica Mekles,
FOXNews.com,
17 Apr. 2026
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Wendy's has never outdone McDonald's in size or sales, either, but since its start in 1969, the chain with the square patties and the shakes too thick to be called shakes has had as big an impact as any other on the ways fast food is defined and sold around the world.—
Bob Vitale,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2026
Verb
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His understanding of where to be, when to slow the game down and when to speed it up, his ability to show for the ball under pressure and find a team-mate in more space; these are the things that Tottenham have desperately lacked.—
Jack Pitt-Brooke,
New York Times,
21 Apr. 2026
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Game 2 started echoing Game 1 after halftime, when Towns finally found rhythm and the Knicks looked like the more gifted team all over again.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
21 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Cookbook writer Ellen Morrissey has a side hustle as a custom-cake baker and a knack for meeting exacting standards.—
The Editors,
Curbed,
16 Apr. 2026
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Friday, April 17, Birthday Lunch, Oven Fried Chicken, mashed potatoes, peas, whole grain bread, peaches, cake, milk.—
Ramona Sentinel,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Apr. 2026
Verb
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In discussions of people like Michael Jackson, some defenders insist on distinguishing between the artist and the art, but a bio-pic is necessarily about both.—
Kelefa Sanneh,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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John Rubin, the Albert Coates distinguished professor of public law and government at the University of North Carolina School of Government, declined to talk about Brown’s case or any other case specifically.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
20 Apr. 2026
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“Finger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/finger. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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