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
Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 8 Sep. 2025
Then, Lindenmeyer slipped the ring on his fiancée’s finger as her fellow dancers screamed in excitement.
—Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
Helen Whybrow
july 7, Literary Hub, 7 July 2025
The country has also been fingered as a vehicle for the transshipment of finished goods from China as a means of circumventing trade barriers.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 2 July 2025
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Verb
Their fruits come in a range of colors and shapes, from classic chili-pepper shapes to round or finger-like fruits.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 8 Sep. 2025
Then, Lindenmeyer slipped the ring on his fiancée’s finger as her fellow dancers screamed in excitement.
—Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
Noun
Peter appears behind a pool of light, the Remington .22 that his father gave him under his arm, his hands fingering ammo in the pockets of his jeans.
—Helen Whybrow
july 7, Literary Hub, 7 July 2025
The country has also been fingered as a vehicle for the transshipment of finished goods from China as a means of circumventing trade barriers.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 2 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for finger
Verb
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That refers to the time in mid-July 2024 when state officials including Johnson and Laidlaw identified the site at 6310 Arkansas 215 south, about 8 miles north of Charleston, as a potential location for the new prison and July 31, 2024, when the state signed a contingency on the property.—
Penny Weaver,
Arkansas Online,
8 Sep. 2025
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At the scene, a member of the Toronto Police who identified himself as Officer Kim repeatedly prevented EW from approaching the woman for comment.—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Taking butter from a charming dish at breakfast feels warmer and more intentional than peeling back the wrapper on a cold stick from the fridge.—
Elizabeth Fogarty,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 Sep. 2025
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That sort of body type — not stick-thin, per se, but thin and muscular — is most usually found in white, northern European women, Wachs said.—
Leah Asmelash,
CNN Money,
7 Sep. 2025
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Based on a study of hundreds of its employees, an attempt to pinpoint what made people thrive versus flounder, Google determined that psychological safety was the most critical factor in high-performing teams.—
Christopher Kaufman,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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The city used drones to pinpoint violations, thus amassing $929,000 in fines.—
The Editorial Board,
Oc Register,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Chicken cutlets are a weeknight hero—the thin cut of meat cooks quickly and easily takes on a lot of flavor from pan sauces.—
Elizabeth Nelson,
Southern Living,
12 Sep. 2025
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When the butter has melted, and the temperature has reached 325 F, add the chicken in batches (two cutlets at a time).—
Robin Miller,
AZCentral.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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The typical price of a single-family home in the United States is about $368,000, jumping roughly 13% over the past 5 years and 38% over the last decade, the ABC News data team found.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
11 Sep. 2025
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And Sheen does find the words to tell more harrowing stories of addiction and excess that defined his Hollywood spiral.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Top bottom halves of biscuits with patties, about 2 tablespoons of the hash browns, and top halves of biscuits, cut sides down.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
7 Sep. 2025
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The menu item features two patties topped with American cheese, pickles, ketchup and mustard.—
James Powel,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The Code does not distinguish between voluntary and involuntary expatriation.—
Virginia La Torre Jeker,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Its data did not distinguish between civilians and combatants.—
Amira El-Fekki,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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French pastry chef Yann Couvreur, whose patisserie is located a few blocks away in Wynwood, has created a dessert menu of French-Japanese desserts like a mango, coconut and passion fruit cake and black sesame ice cream topped with matcha and served with Liger’s chocolate chip cookie.—
Connie Ogle,
Miami Herald,
9 Sep. 2025
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Instead, it might best be described as a pie that captures the best part of German chocolate cake's coconut-pecan frosting.—
Ann Taylor Pittman,
Southern Living,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Finger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/finger. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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