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 He was also pinpointed in the area at the time of the shooting via cellphone tower data, court documents show. — Wcco Staff, CBS News, 27 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 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

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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

Definition of identified

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This new technology is primarily aimed at large organizations such as customs agencies, alcohol producers and distributors, and food safety authorities.

— Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 31 Aug. 2026
From the operator’s perspective, our node looked like any other regular residential endpoint serving customer traffic; from the inside, every attempt aimed to reach an ADB port through our node was captured.

— Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of aimed

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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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