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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Now, for the first time, an international team of astronomers has pinpointed the boundary of the Galaxy's star-forming disk by examining the ages of stars.

From Science Daily • Apr. 29, 2026

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

Central Intelligence Agency information from a human source pinpointed the location of the longtime supreme leader.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026

Elizebeth also pinpointed phrases that identified Dickinson as a secret agent.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield