1
as in identifying
to find out or establish the identity of
pinpointed the culprit by tracking calls from his cell phone
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2
as in aiming
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 pinpointing
Although DeSalvo confessed to being the infamous Boston Strangler, pinpointing his first killing remains difficult.
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Jane Lacroix, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
Companies are driving innovation by pinpointing weaknesses in existing products and transforming them to meet specific application needs.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 23 Oct. 2025
In Europe, the formation of Salon des Nouveaux Ensembliers is one of the boldest steps toward defining a new chapter of design, on the part of a national institution and toward pinpointing a distinct new guard composed of both established and emerging minds.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 20 Oct. 2025
Start by pinpointing exactly where your child needs help.
—Andreina Rodriguez, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2025
One of the newest applications for the technology is pinpointing hard-to-detect breast cancer.
—Staff, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2025
Many of these landslides are caused by earthquakes, making turbidite layers a useful proxy for pinpointing past seismic events.
—Jack Tamisiea, Scientific American, 10 Oct. 2025
Of course, this requires an incredible sense of equilibrium in the vineyard, including pinpointing when the grapes have reached full ripeness while still retaining a very high level of acidity, leaving a very small window for picking.
—Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 5 Oct. 2025
By pinpointing how visual information flows and is encoded, this work opens the door to AI systems that can present information in ways most likely to be retained.
—Raghu Para, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Jane Lacroix, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
Companies are driving innovation by pinpointing weaknesses in existing products and transforming them to meet specific application needs.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 23 Oct. 2025
In Europe, the formation of Salon des Nouveaux Ensembliers is one of the boldest steps toward defining a new chapter of design, on the part of a national institution and toward pinpointing a distinct new guard composed of both established and emerging minds.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 20 Oct. 2025
Start by pinpointing exactly where your child needs help.
—Andreina Rodriguez, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2025
One of the newest applications for the technology is pinpointing hard-to-detect breast cancer.
—Staff, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2025
Many of these landslides are caused by earthquakes, making turbidite layers a useful proxy for pinpointing past seismic events.
—Jack Tamisiea, Scientific American, 10 Oct. 2025
Of course, this requires an incredible sense of equilibrium in the vineyard, including pinpointing when the grapes have reached full ripeness while still retaining a very high level of acidity, leaving a very small window for picking.
—Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 5 Oct. 2025
By pinpointing how visual information flows and is encoded, this work opens the door to AI systems that can present information in ways most likely to be retained.
—Raghu Para, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pinpointing
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Alabama has heard the rumors of Oklahoma head coach Brent Venables and his staff being good at identifying signs that opposing offenses use.—
Jordan Sigler,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Nov. 2025
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The discovery helped open the door to more recent developments such as tinkering with the genetic makeup of living things, treating disease by inserting genes into patients, identifying human remains and criminal suspects from DNA samples, and tracing family trees and ancient human ancestors.—
Orianna Rosa Royle,
Fortune,
9 Nov. 2025
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The team plans to utilize their new experimental platform to investigate other twisted 2D materials, aiming to identify new candidates for future technologies.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Nov. 2025
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Tapestry laid out its new strategic vision in September, aiming to build Coach to a $10 billion business by widening the definition of its target audience and essentially going after everybody who might conceivably buy a handbag, not just the people who bought one last year.—
Evan Clark,
Footwear News,
6 Nov. 2025
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Barca are finding life more difficult this term, though.—
Dermot Corrigan,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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With child care now costing costing more than many college degrees and more than rent in some major cities, parents are finding finances stretched.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Nov. 2025
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Turnout remains low Still ― even with an uptick, most Detroiters are still sitting municipal elections out, with fewer than 1 in 4 voters casting ballots in one of the city’s most important elections, many of them in the city’s most stable and prosperous neighborhoods.—
Nancy Kaffer,
Freep.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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Sherrill campaigned on standing up to Trump and casting blame for voters’ concerns over the economy on his tariffs.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Pinpointing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pinpointing. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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