FINGERED Synonyms: 34 Similar and Opposite Words

fingered

verb

Definition of fingered

past tense of finger

as in identified

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 fingered The Canadian Coast Guard fingered the captain of the Størsad as the party responsible for the collision. — Claire Carusillo, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026 What left me feeling more sticky-fingered were the gorgeous (and authentic) Asian artifacts that were placed throughout the room. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 July 2026 The French leader has fingered America’s tariff regime for rejiggering the sourcing map. — Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 18 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 Slick black ropes of water fingered the college foundations. — Literary Hub, 26 Feb. 2026 Rios’ attorneys contend that the case had gone cold when Guevara, who at the time was a gang crimes specialist, not a homicide detective, inserted himself into the investigation by claiming two confidential informants had fingered Rios as the gunman. — Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 20 Feb. 2026 Combs had falsely fingered Garcia to Williams as someone who had taken his money in a drug deal gone bad. — Susan Young, PEOPLE, 14 Jan. 2026 So plausible, in fact, that many pundits fingered each for the win at the beginning of the season. — Nate Jones, Vulture, 12 Jan. 2026

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The remains of a man found near a Sierra campsite more than 30 years ago have been identified by Placer County cold case investigators as George Krusely, the Placer County Sheriff’s Office announced.

— Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 27 Aug. 2026
That was until 2021, when police identified a male DNA profile that had no matches in the database.

— Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 27 Aug. 2026

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The company, founded in 1995, has grown through a combination of scale and acquisitions, building an operation that spans much of the food supply chain.

— Brandon Gomez, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
The trio, who founded the startup, were sued for securities fraud, common law fraud, and breach of contract.

— Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 27 Aug. 2026

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