1
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
Investigators have pinpointed the exact part that failed in the fiery Louisville crash of a UPS cargo flight in November, killing 15 in all.
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Pete Muntean, CNN Money, 14 Jan. 2026
Deputies, firefighters and emergency medical services personnel raced to the park and attempted to rescue the boys after one of their parents pinged their child's cellphone and pinpointed their whereabouts underground, according to the sheriff's office.
—Ahmad Hemingway, ABC News, 14 Jan. 2026
One executive pinpointed that as the moment when the offense began to unravel, although injuries to quarterback Jordan Love and others have been problematic as well.
—Jeff Howe, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2026
Attention spikes or dips can be pinpointed to the millisecond (or, in the case of an Adrien Brody acceptance speech, the hour).
—Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 7 Jan. 2026
Tarik Cohen returned the ensuing kickoff 35 yards, and Trubisky pinpointed his second pass on the final drive for a 25-yard completion to Robinson, putting the Bears quickly into field-goal range.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026
Potential risk of NSAIDs Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) — which are used to reduce pain, fever and inflammation — have been pinpointed as the class of medicines most linked to elevated cardiovascular risk.
—Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 6 Jan. 2026
An active region on the sun, NOAA 13664, was pinpointed as the source of the flares.
—Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 5 Jan. 2026
Originally, Dobbins was pinpointed for a potential return in February's Super Bowl, if Denver advanced that far.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 4 Jan. 2026
Pete Muntean, CNN Money, 14 Jan. 2026
Deputies, firefighters and emergency medical services personnel raced to the park and attempted to rescue the boys after one of their parents pinged their child's cellphone and pinpointed their whereabouts underground, according to the sheriff's office.
—Ahmad Hemingway, ABC News, 14 Jan. 2026
One executive pinpointed that as the moment when the offense began to unravel, although injuries to quarterback Jordan Love and others have been problematic as well.
—Jeff Howe, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2026
Attention spikes or dips can be pinpointed to the millisecond (or, in the case of an Adrien Brody acceptance speech, the hour).
—Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 7 Jan. 2026
Tarik Cohen returned the ensuing kickoff 35 yards, and Trubisky pinpointed his second pass on the final drive for a 25-yard completion to Robinson, putting the Bears quickly into field-goal range.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026
Potential risk of NSAIDs Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) — which are used to reduce pain, fever and inflammation — have been pinpointed as the class of medicines most linked to elevated cardiovascular risk.
—Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 6 Jan. 2026
An active region on the sun, NOAA 13664, was pinpointed as the source of the flares.
—Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 5 Jan. 2026
Originally, Dobbins was pinpointed for a potential return in February's Super Bowl, if Denver advanced that far.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 4 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pinpointed
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Under strict medical privacy guidelines, NASA has not identified the astronaut who had the medical issue in orbit or provided any details about its nature.—
William Harwood,
CBS News,
15 Jan. 2026
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Short‑read sequencing then identified the barcodes for each circuit design in each group of cells.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Jan. 2026
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Boatyard was founded in 2001 by Dick Franyo, who grew up on the Chesapeake Bay and aimed to celebrate the Bay's culture through his establishment.—
JT Moodee Lockman,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
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Over the past few years, China has conducted numerous exercises aimed at demonstrating its ability to operate around the island, including large-scale multi-service war games that involve land, air, naval, and rocket forces.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Jan. 2026
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However, former Federal Air Marshal Peter Johnson — who founded Archway Defense, which has trained state, local and federal law enforcement in firearms for the past decade — told WCCO the street is not the place to challenge a federal agent's orders.—
WCCO Staff,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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The OpenSnow reporting and forecasting service is predicting four to eight additional inches at many resorts between Wednesday evening and Friday morning, although founding meteorologist Joel Gratz acknowledged that the weather models for this system have been a bit confounding.—
John Meyer,
Denver Post,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Pinpointed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pinpointed. Accessed 21 Jan. 2026.
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