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pinpointed

VERB

define, locate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

diagnose identify recognize

STRONG

distinguish finger place spot

WEAK

determinate get a fix on home in on

Antonyms

STRONG

overlook

WEAK

be ambiguous lose

Example Sentences

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Times reporters Jodi Kantor and Adam Liptak have pinpointed a winter night in 2016 as the turning point, when the justices “issued a cryptic, one paragraph ruling” on Barack Obama’s Clean Power Plan.

From Salon • Apr. 22, 2026

And the company has pinpointed an exact year by which it’s urging the public to prepare for this event.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

His company pinpointed underground parking lots and hotel ballrooms as possible shelter areas.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

Researchers have pinpointed three already approved medications that may be repurposed to treat or prevent Alzheimer's disease.

From Science Daily • Feb. 18, 2026

Having pinpointed the location of gender-carrying genes to a single chromosome, Stevens proposed that all genes might be carried on chromosomes.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee