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as in identified
to find out or establish the identity of
pinpointed the culprit by tracking calls from his cell phone
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as in aimed
to point or turn (something) toward a target or goal
publishers like to be able to pinpoint publicity efforts where they will have the most effect
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Recent Examples of pinpointed
The detentions come after a handful of other arrests months earlier, but Fúnez has long been pinpointed by local environmental and religious leaders as the man who spearheaded the assassination.
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Marlon González, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026
The state had pinpointed the ACM campus as a site for it in 2023 before U-M bought different land in Ypsilanti Township for the controversial project.
—CBS News, 13 May 2026
The detentions come after a handful of other arrests months earlier, but Fúnez was long pinpointed by local environmental and religious leaders as the man who spearheaded the assassination.
—ABC News, 12 May 2026
Adelman and Murray have both pinpointed it as a critical missing piece when the offense has faltered.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 30 Apr. 2026
The lawyer was neither pinpointed by Jones’ forensics, nor named in her suit as a defendant.
—Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 30 Apr. 2026
Another trend that Lu pinpointed was that the brand appears to maintain long-term relationships with suppliers; of the 800 apparel factories its uses, 314 (almost 40 percent) have worked with the company for over a decade, and 126 have produced garments for H&M for 6-10 yerars.
—Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 29 Apr. 2026
Many players have pinpointed that moment as a turning point.
—Josh Yohe, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
The reason for much of that growth can be pinpointed to the late 1970s, when a Marshallese man named John Moody left the islands to find new opportunities in the US, moving to Oklahoma on a Pell Grant.
—Cheri Lucas Rowlands, Longreads, 21 Apr. 2026
Marlon González, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026
The state had pinpointed the ACM campus as a site for it in 2023 before U-M bought different land in Ypsilanti Township for the controversial project.
—CBS News, 13 May 2026
The detentions come after a handful of other arrests months earlier, but Fúnez was long pinpointed by local environmental and religious leaders as the man who spearheaded the assassination.
—ABC News, 12 May 2026
Adelman and Murray have both pinpointed it as a critical missing piece when the offense has faltered.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 30 Apr. 2026
The lawyer was neither pinpointed by Jones’ forensics, nor named in her suit as a defendant.
—Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 30 Apr. 2026
Another trend that Lu pinpointed was that the brand appears to maintain long-term relationships with suppliers; of the 800 apparel factories its uses, 314 (almost 40 percent) have worked with the company for over a decade, and 126 have produced garments for H&M for 6-10 yerars.
—Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 29 Apr. 2026
Many players have pinpointed that moment as a turning point.
—Josh Yohe, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
The reason for much of that growth can be pinpointed to the late 1970s, when a Marshallese man named John Moody left the islands to find new opportunities in the US, moving to Oklahoma on a Pell Grant.
—Cheri Lucas Rowlands, Longreads, 21 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pinpointed
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The Kansas Highway Patrol identified a Leavenworth woman as the person killed in a single-vehicle crash in Johnson County Tuesday afternoon.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
13 May 2026
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According to Altizer, nothing was found during those searches, and without a specific location identified in the Willow Creek area, law enforcement has yet to conduct a thorough ground search there.—
Sarah Dahlberg,
NBC news,
13 May 2026
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Cclime is known for non-invasive contouring popular with Korean celebrities, aimed at reducing puffiness and sculpting the face.—
Hanna Wickes,
Sacbee.com,
15 May 2026
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Theodore Skondras, 23, a master’s student at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, applied to accelerator Y Combinator with a coding project aimed at making payments between AI agents more trustworthy.—
Rachyl Jones,
semafor.com,
15 May 2026
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The building is full of character, having at turns been home to a book press, bank, and, most appropriately, the founding headquarters of the Danish Spirit Producers.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
12 May 2026
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The letter, sent Friday, comes amid a high-stakes legal battle currently playing out in an Oakland federal courtroom between onetime partners Altman and Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, who in 2015 co-founded the AI company best known for creating ChatGPT.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2026
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“Pinpointed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pinpointed. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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