fingered

past tense of finger

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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 suspect behind the deadly car and knife terror attack outside a synagogue in Manchester in the United Kingdom on Thursday has been identified by police as Jihad Al-Shamie, a 35-year-old British citizen of Syrian descent.
    Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Exeter is currently listed on Dundon Capital’s website as part of its portfolio, and a 2022 news release from Exeter identified Dundon as chairman of the board.
    Tony Schick, ProPublica, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Electric Era, which was founded by SpaceX engineers, is ready to release its next product, one that is designed to address energy storage management and charging power demand concerns.
    Eileen Falkenberg-Hull, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Now, Stern, who co-founded Apple Fitness+ and previously oversaw Ford's subscription services, aims to upgrade Peloton's products in an effort to match its wide range of class types with its hardware.
    Gabrielle Fonrouge, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2025

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“Fingered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fingered. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.

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