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noun

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Recent Examples of finger
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 See All Example Sentences for finger
Recent Examples of Synonyms for finger
Verb
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
Verb
  • This hybrid configuration allowed scientists to pinpoint the western border of the 40-neutron island of inversion, the point where the traditional shell model begins to break down.
    Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Toyota pinpointed jobs where robots could make the work better by doing things like eliminating unsafe activities and physically taxing jobs.
    Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • Halve chicken breasts lengthwise, to create 4 thin chicken cutlets.
    Mary Claire Britton, Southern Living, 31 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • In each case, magistrate judges had already found probable cause to proceed with the charges forward, yet jurors opted not to return indictments.
    Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Ease off the accelerator - Step off the gas to slow down the vehicle until the tires find traction.
    KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT, Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • The menu item features two patties topped with American cheese, pickles, ketchup and mustard.
    James Powel, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The Code does not distinguish between voluntary and involuntary expatriation.
    Virginia La Torre Jeker, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Its data did not distinguish between civilians and combatants.
    Amira El-Fekki‎, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • 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 11 Sep. 2025.

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