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pinpoint

/ˈpɪnpɔɪnt/ verb C2
  1. To identify or locate (someone or something) precisely or with great accuracy. (transitive) · The investigators tried to pinpoint the source of the flames.

He/she/it pinpoints · Past pinpointed · Past participle pinpointed · -ing form pinpointing

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Verb forms

Base form
pinpoint
He/she/it
pinpoints
Past
pinpointed
Past participle
pinpointed
-ing form
pinpointing

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And then I gave a cry of exultation, for a tiny pinpoint of yellow light had suddenly transfixed the dark veil, and glowed steadily in the centre of the black square framed by the window.
The Hound of the Baskervilles, p. 116 · C1

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