PINPOINTED Synonyms: 62 Similar and Opposite Words

pinpointed

verb

past tense of pinpoint

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 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 Deale radioed in, having pinpointed a homeowner with a fire in his yard. — Robert Sullivan, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026 And researchers have not yet pinpointed a mechanism for the effect. — Humberto Basilio, Scientific American, 10 Aug. 2026 Suspecting to see a rare shock breakout, astronomers at multiple observatories quickly pinpointed their target to gather as much data as possible. — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 5 Aug. 2026 Using fluorescent imaging to watch neurons fire in real time, Ruta and her colleagues pinpointed neurons that acted as the fly’s compass. — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 1 Aug. 2026 Hurts pinpointed the ball; Smith created enough space to make the catch. — Zach Berman, New York Times, 30 July 2026 Schulman pinpointed other examples, including campaigns around British music, the recent World Cup-adjacent A Good Sport campaign, and the Fall/Winter 2026 show on London Bridge. — Joe Bobowicz, Vogue, 17 July 2026 Authorities know where the boat sank but have not yet pinpointed its exact location on the bay floor. — Paris Barraza, USA Today, 16 July 2026

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Prosecutor Danielle Clarke told Judge Linda Black that the alleged victim, who cannot be identified, was willing to testify again at a retrial.

— ABC News, ABC News, 21 Aug. 2026
More research is needed to determine how much of the rise reflects changes in the health of pregnant individuals versus changes in how these conditions are identified and recorded.

— Faye Chiu, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of identified

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After scammers stole nearly €700,000 ($816,600) from Estonia’s Artists’ Association (EKL), artists have donated 124 works to an emergency fundraising auction aimed at helping the organization recover from the fraud, UA News wrote.

— George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 24 Aug. 2026
The looming escalation comes as both sides missed a 60-day ceasefire window to reach a deal, closing off the formal truce mechanism aimed at ending the Middle East war now in its sixth month.

— Anniek Bao, CNBC, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of aimed

Verb

As for other homegrown brands, Moonglaze, founded by makeup artist Yara Alnamlah, launched at Sephora Middle East earlier this year, the first Saudi brand to launch at the retailer.

— Kathryn Hopkins, Footwear News, 21 Aug. 2026
The Gwangju Biennale was founded in 1994 to commemorate the 1980 Gwangju Uprising, during which hundreds of civilians were killed during a protest against the authoritarian military government’s brutal crackdown on civil rights.

— Vivienne Chow, ARTnews.com, 20 Aug. 2026

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