ISEE/SSAT Vocabulary BuilderWordsPpinpoint
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pinpoint
Meaning: to identify or locate exactly
pinpoint in a sentence
How pinpoint is used in real sentences:
The editor asked Kai to pinpoint the paragraph with weak evidence.
The librarian helped Ana pinpoint the source of the quotation.
“By comparing failures, they could pinpoint the exact screw or wire that caused trouble.”
— from the passage Voices Through a Wire
Synonyms for pinpoint
Other words for pinpoint — identify, locate and determine — carry the same meaning.
- identify
- locate
- determine
Where it comes from
From pin + point, suggesting a precise mark on a spot.
Memory hook
To pinpoint something is to put a pin on the exact point.