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noun

Definition of fingernext
as in stick

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verb

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
Noun
Within the hour, the entire school community was aware that someone had sent the principal a severed finger. — Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 13 Aug. 2026 For bubble breathing, BetterHelp recommends having the child hold out a finger as a pretend wand, close their eyes, breathe in to a count of five, pause and then exhale slowly. — Samantha Agate, Sacbee.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Verb
No one took credit for the plan, but Sean Burke fingered Montgomery as the likely ringleader. — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 7 June 2026 In 1978, Derek Boston, who had become a suspect in another murder in the neighborhood, once again fingered Washington, Sims and Ellis in a bid for leniency. — John Annese, New York Daily News, 22 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for finger
Recent Examples of Synonyms for finger
  1. stick
  2. identify
  3. cutlet
  4. pinpoint
  5. patty
  6. find
  7. cake
  8. distinguish
Noun
  • Ruck has a path to the league due to his great stick and brain.
    — Corey Pronman, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The standard process of arc welding creates an electric arc between an electrode stick or wire and metal material.
    — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of stick
Verb
  • The second, Continuing to Protect the Meaning and Value of American Citizenship, identifies additional categories of children whom the administration says should not receive citizenship at birth.
    — Andy J. Semotiuk, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026
  • The Chesterfield County Police Department said in a statement Saturday night that an alleged shooter, identified as Camron Harris, 19, of Henrico County, was arrested in connection with the violence.
    — Dennis Romero, NBC news, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of identify
Noun
  • Season both sides of each chicken cutlet with salt and pepper.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • It's all drizzled over thin chicken cutlets that take just a few minutes to brown in a skillet.
    — Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 9 July 2026
Definition of cutlet
Verb
  • Advanced telescopes are helping to pinpoint fainter stars that previously eluded detection, so there could be even speedier ones waiting to be found.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Some of these folks may have even pinpointed previous downturns and made a lot of money in the process.
    — Jill Schlesinger, Mercury News, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of pinpoint
Noun
  • Customers wanting to skip the bread can also get chicken breasts and beef patties wrapped in lettuce.
    — Saleen Martin, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Who would have thought of putting a smashburger patty inside of a biscuit?
    — Katelyn Umholtz, Kansas City Star, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of patty
Verb
  • Going into November, an Associated Press analysis found that Wasserman Schultz is the only white Democrat positioned to represent any of the remaining districts with a Black majority or plurality.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026
  • About one in three home sales in the Bay Area were all cash from April through June, Redfin found.
    — Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of find
Noun
  • Nolan Wells should have turned 19 surrounded by a birthday cake, candles and laughter.
    — Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Sprinkle with sliced almonds and bake for 35-40 minutes until the cake is golden and a skewer inserted into the center comes out clean.
    — Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of cake
Verb
  • Because LLMs can’t reliably distinguish between content in an email sent by an untrusted party and user instructions entered directly into a prompt, the overly solicitous LLM faithfully follows them.
    — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 20 Aug. 2026
  • The dining room, meanwhile, is distinguished by an ornate coffered ceiling.
    — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of distinguish

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“Finger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/finger. Accessed 23 Aug. 2026.

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