Synonyms for pinpoint
ˈpɪnˌpɔɪntpin·point

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1. pinpointnoun

   a very brief moment

   "they were strangers sharing a pinpoint of time together"

   Synonyms:
   speck

2. speck, pinpointnoun

   a very small spot

   "the plane was just a speck in the sky"

   Synonyms:
   speck, atom, jot, molecule, particle, touch, mote, tinge, soupcon, corpuscle, mite, pinch, hint

3. pinpointverb

   the sharp point of a pin

   Synonyms:
   speck

4. pinpoint, nailverb

   locate exactly

   "can you pinpoint the position of the enemy?"; "The chemists could not nail the identity of the chromosome"

   Synonyms:
   sweep through, apprehend, collar, peg, breeze through, sail through, ace, pass with flying colors, nail, nail down, complete, pick up, nab, boom, arrest, cop, blast, smash

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1. List of paraphrases for "pinpoint":

   identify, locate

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1. Boulder County Sheriff Joe Pelle:

   The origin of The Marshall Fire hasn't been confirmed. It's suspected to be power lines but we are investigating that today and we have folks on the ground as we speak trying to pinpoint that cause.

2. Eric Marshall:

   We are trying to pinpoint companies that should see something more than temporary disruptions that will only last one quarter.

3. Stephen Galloway:

   The results can be gigantic, it allows ATF and local law enforcement to pinpoint who the shooters may be. And what I mean by that is, you may have multiple crime scenes where eyewitnesses are giving you information that vaguely matches. NIBIN is now telling you for sure that these crime scenes are connected.

4. Mexican Attorney General Arely Gomez:

   Another important aspect that allowed us to pinpoint his location was having discovered Guzman Loera's intention to film a biographical movie through establishing communication with actors and producers, which formed a new line of investigation.

5. Christopher Onken:

   I could hardly believe my eyes when I came upon a little object that appeared to be moving across images taken by SkyMapper, these last images before the asteroid entered Earth's atmosphere were SkyMapper's biggest contribution. They helped to pinpoint both the search area for the meteorite fragments on Earth and the meteor's origin in space.