as in to identify
to find out or establish the identity of
thus far authorities haven't been able to finger the person who's been lighting fires around town
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Recent Examples of finger
Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
Then someone pointed a finger at a surprising culprit: the soldiers’ poor health.
—Maxim Sytch, Harvard Business Review, 18 Apr. 2025
Quispe López, Them, 14 Feb. 2025
Instead of fingering someone outright, the film invents a slightly older and questionably intentioned role model named Chandler (Toby Wallace), whom John meets while doing mission work in Kurdistan.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 28 Jan. 2025
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Noun
This eliminates finger pricks, provides trend analysis, sends alerts for dangerous levels and allows remote monitoring by healthcare providers and family members.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
Then someone pointed a finger at a surprising culprit: the soldiers’ poor health.
—Maxim Sytch, Harvard Business Review, 18 Apr. 2025
Verb
There is no exact science to fingering people because everyone has their own preferences on rhythm, speed, and sensation.
—Quispe López, Them, 14 Feb. 2025
Instead of fingering someone outright, the film invents a slightly older and questionably intentioned role model named Chandler (Toby Wallace), whom John meets while doing mission work in Kurdistan.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 28 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for finger
Noun
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The good/bad news: The Marketside Celery Sticks should already be not just off the shelves at Walmart, but out of the refrigerators of any consumers. Recalled 1.6-ounce bags of four celery sticks come from lot No.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
13 Apr. 2025
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Luckily, both of my cats go crazy for these simple sticks.—
Molly Higgins,
Wired News,
11 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Exposure is believed to be limited, and known contacts have been identified and contacted.—
PJ Green,
Kansas City Star,
19 Apr. 2025
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Investigators say the gunman killed two people, neither of them students, and injured six others who have yet to be identified.—
Faith Abubey,
ABC News,
18 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Use It To Help Flatten Chicken Breasts Before pounding any meat to create cutlets, use wax paper in between it and your mallet to help avoid any unwanted stickiness and keep it in place.—
Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
6 Apr. 2025
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Fry the cutlets, working in batches, until golden brown, about 3 minutes per side.—
Katlyn Moncada,
Better Homes & Gardens,
31 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Regulators can pinpoint precise interventions, and cities can compete on measurable impacts, not vague promises.—
Ingmar Rentzhog,
Forbes.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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The evaluation assesses the potential of your case right from the start, saving you valuable time by pinpointing the most promising path forward and providing you with a clear plan outlining exactly what comes next.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
18 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Fatburger: Fans can get the fast-food chain's Baby Fat burger, made with a 2.5-ounce patty, through June 30 at participating locations, or online at fatburger.com with code BABYFAT5.—
Mike Snider,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
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The namesake Bad Boy Burger ($11.99) is two quarter-pound patties, bacon, American cheese, Swiss cheese, chili, lettuce, tomato, pickles, ketchup and mustard.—
Michael Deeds,
Idaho Statesman,
7 Apr. 2025
Verb
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With Mark Scheifele and Connor cycling on the outside, trying desperately to find a chance in the middle, Iafallo drove to the net and jumped on a Scheifele rebound, scoring the game-tying goal while off balance in the slot.—
Jeremy Rutherford,
New York Times,
20 Apr. 2025
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Those few minutes sent students scrambling for cover and barricading themselves around campus until authorities found them.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
20 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Israeli strikes across Gaza continued, killing at least 21 people in the last 24 hours, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry, which doesn’t distinguish between civilians and combatants but says most of the more than 50,000 Palestinians killed in the war have been women and children.—
Sam Mednick and Samy Magdy,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Apr. 2025
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At least 26 people have been killed and more than 100 others wounded in the last 24 hours, according to Gaza's Health Ministry, which doesn't distinguish between civilians and combatants.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
12 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Restaurants nationwide are getting in on the action, from $0.01 cheeseburgers to BOGO cookie cake slices and stress-busting carbs.—
Stephanie Gravalese,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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In groups of several dozen, the cake eaters were released.—
Roxana Popescu,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Apr. 2025
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“Finger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/finger. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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