fingered

past tense of finger

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of fingered 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
Verb
  • Blake Lively previously identified Swift as a person in her orbit would have knowledge about discussions regarding working conditions on the set of the movie, produced by Wayfarer Studios.
    Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Bennett Lembke, a 34-year-old Caldwell resident, was arrested following a traffic stop in Thurston County, Washington, after Boise police identified him as the suspect and issued a warrant, the agency said in a news release Thursday evening.
    Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Best known for its custom furniture and traditional-leaning aesthetic, The Inside, like Havenly, was also female-founded.
    Amanda Lauren, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Ermiya Fanaeian, a transgender woman of color and formerly a diversity director at the University of Utah, founded AQSLC after parting ways with the Pink Pistols, an LGBT organization advocating in support of firearm safety and bearing arms as a means of self-defense.
    Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 17 Sep. 2025

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“Fingered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fingered. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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