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
  • The cause of the epidemic has never been identified, though scientists have since identified pathogens behind a more recent sea urchin epidemic in the region.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 17 Oct. 2025
  • In a public statement issued shortly after her arrest, the Department of Homeland Security mistakenly identified her as a Columbia student.
    Aida Alami, New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • White Flame was founded over a decade ago to explore for oil and gas in Greenland.
    Jordan Blum, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Two decades after co-founding the Dodos with drummer Logan Kroeber, singer and guitarist Meric Long will release his first solo album under his own name.
    Matthew Strauss, Pitchfork, 21 Oct. 2025

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“Fingered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fingered. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.

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