Pinpoint
Pinpoint verb - To point or turn (something) toward a target or goal.
Usage example: publishers like to be able to pinpoint publicity efforts where they will have the most effect
Set and pinpoint are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Set" instead a verb "Pinpoint".
Nearby Words: pinpointed, pinpointing
Set
Set verb - To point or turn (something) toward a target or goal.
Usage example: determined to see the West, she set her car towards the sun and drove off
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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The state of politics and science nails the period down, and decades of fans have generally been able to pinpoint the exact years most of the years were set in.
Source: Literature / Sherlock Holmes -
Ambiguous Time Period: It is hard to pinpoint exactly when the movie is supposed to be set.
Source: Film / Final Girl - An overabundance of flowers is spotted covering Gensokyo, and Reimu, Marisa and the other heroines set out to pinpoint the cause.
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