as in identified
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 fingered
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.
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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
So plausible, in fact, that many pundits fingered each for the win at the beginning of the season.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 12 Jan. 2026
No one fingered an extra-hemispheric accomplice.
—Alan McPherson, The Conversation, 2 Nov. 2025
Oh, to be a tomato and/or tomato flower being tenderly and gently fingered by Dame Helen Mirren.
—James Factora, Them., 13 Aug. 2025
On opening night at the start of the second act, even director Ellenstein got fingered out as fictitious bar manager Billy Joe Walker.
—Christopher Smith, Oc Register, 4 Aug. 2025
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
So plausible, in fact, that many pundits fingered each for the win at the beginning of the season.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 12 Jan. 2026
No one fingered an extra-hemispheric accomplice.
—Alan McPherson, The Conversation, 2 Nov. 2025
Oh, to be a tomato and/or tomato flower being tenderly and gently fingered by Dame Helen Mirren.
—James Factora, Them., 13 Aug. 2025
On opening night at the start of the second act, even director Ellenstein got fingered out as fictitious bar manager Billy Joe Walker.
—Christopher Smith, Oc Register, 4 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fingered
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Beyond genetics, the species was identified based on its scale pattern, coloring, skeleton and other subtle physical features.—
Hanna Wickes,
Kansas City Star,
25 Feb. 2026
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On Wednesday the space agency identified longtime astronaut Mike Fincke, age 58, as having experienced the medical event that led to the decision to bring him and the other three members of NASA’s Crew-11 mission home weeks ahead of schedule.—
Jackie Flynn Mogensen,
Scientific American,
25 Feb. 2026
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The rooms Each of the 11 rooms and two suites is individually decorated, some in bold blues and whites, to reflect the ocean beyond, with elegant colonial-style furnishings that mirror the origins of its founding English owners.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
24 Feb. 2026
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Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips.—
Jeanne Phillips,
Mercury News,
24 Feb. 2026
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“Fingered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fingered. Accessed 28 Feb. 2026.
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