fingers 1 of 2

plural of finger

fingers

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of finger

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of fingers
Noun
Raising Cane’s airport menu The fast-food chain only offers five items – chicken fingers, Cane’s toast, coleslaw, crinkle cut fries and a chicken finger sandwich. Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 June 2026 Movement came to her fingers slowly, in twitches, one finger, then another. Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Verb
Pointing fingers Unlike many states, Illinois splits regulations of funeral homes and crematories between two agencies, with IDFPR licensing funeral home directors and embalmers, and the Illinois Comptroller's office overseeing crematories. Casey Toner, CBS News, 27 Aug. 2026 Our connection was a bit like that [snaps fingers]. Derek Lawrence, HollywoodReporter, 2 Jan. 2026 Elton John might have stepped into Christmas, but Christina Aguilera is diving into it fingers-first. Marci Robin, Allure, 9 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fingers
Verb
  • According to the suit, ACLU-CT requested all docket numbers and case captions — a line at the top of a court document that identifies basic information like the names of the parties involved — for May 2026 through July 2026.
    Laura Tillman, Hartford Courant, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Two out of three fitting rooms will also have a small screen that identifies the garments and can be used to request an associate for other available sizes or other relevant items.
    Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 11 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The agent reads a contract, finds the clause, fills in the field, and escalates the exception.
    Eshaan Jain, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Read kicks this tale off with a meet-cute and an unconventional relationship, but finds authentic emotion and real social issues to power the characters’ journeys forward.
    Katie Walsh, Variety, 14 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Hotlist Hotspot Insights — this tool pinpoints high-frequency license plate reader hotlist hits.
    Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026
  • The paper also pinpoints a few technical challenges Debug will face.
    Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 4 June 2026

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“Fingers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fingers. Accessed 17 Sep. 2026.

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