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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
When called on, the 84-year-old appeared to raise his finger, seemingly in favor of the bill. — Melina Khan, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2026 Roman Anthony, who missed 101 games with a torn finger ligament and rehabbed alongside Story, learned by watching the veteran handle the pressure. — Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 16 Sep. 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
  • The fast-acting aluminum sulfate formula works faster than traditional styptic pencils and every stick is single-use and disposable for maximum hygiene — no cross-contamination, ever.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Place a pop stick into each mold and freeze for at least 4 hours or overnight.
    — Candy Hom, AJC.com, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of stick
Verb
  • In another part of Chicago, a 48-year-old man named Jose — who only wanted to be identified by his first name — remains afraid to leave home.
    — Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026
  • French military policy in Lebanon prohibits identifying soldiers by first names for security reasons.
    — Diego Ibarra Sánchez, NPR, 19 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
  • Fusion signatures face scrutiny The researchers also found temperature differences between the active reactor and a calibration device operating under comparable input-power conditions.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Even on a long, tiring shoot, the cast mostly still finds the energy to celebrate each other.
    — Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of find
Noun
  • At a traditional Venezuelan bakery near Northwest 107th Street, a worker staffing the cake fridge said that sales had decreased as a result of immigration enforcement.
    — Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Afroman went on to publish songs and music videos taunting the deputies, including one called Lemon Pound Cake that mocked the portly deputy for his apparent interest in the cake.
    — Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 22 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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“Finger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/finger. Accessed 23 Sep. 2026.

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