fingered

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So it didn't take long for Mr Freeman – legally known as Desmond Filby – to be fingered as the alleged culprit.

From BBC • Aug. 29, 2025

They attacked France as a liar who had fingered Leasure to save himself.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2024

And while a species commonly known as "the rat flea" has been fingered as the main culprit in plague outbreaks, a species known as "the human flea" may play a secondary role.

From Science Daily • May 1, 2024

However, during the reinvestigation, he told prosecutors that he was made to feel like a suspect and that he had fingered Smokes and Warren partly to “avoid getting arrested himself.”

From Seattle Times • Jan. 31, 2024

The old man fingered it into his hat and gave the hat to Belter.

From "The Martian Chronicles" by Ray Bradbury