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Pinch the air—by bringing your index finger down hard onto your thumb.
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Tim Zientek, The New Yorker, 5 Nov. 2024
To get the effect, place your fingers in an L-shape at the cheekbone-with the index finger positioned along the hairline toward the temple and the thumb on the cheek to delineate the exact application area using powder blush.
—Beatrice Zocchi, Vogue, 5 Nov. 2024
To streamline their challenge process, the Warriors want their players to be more discerning on whether to signal to the bench — by circling their index finger — for a review after a whistle.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 1 Nov. 2024
During a 10-week residency at Las Vegas venue the Sphere with Dead & Company, Mayer crushed his left index finger in a truck door.
—Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 2024
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Tim Zientek, The New Yorker, 5 Nov. 2024
To get the effect, place your fingers in an L-shape at the cheekbone-with the index finger positioned along the hairline toward the temple and the thumb on the cheek to delineate the exact application area using powder blush.
—Beatrice Zocchi, Vogue, 5 Nov. 2024
To streamline their challenge process, the Warriors want their players to be more discerning on whether to signal to the bench — by circling their index finger — for a review after a whistle.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 1 Nov. 2024
During a 10-week residency at Las Vegas venue the Sphere with Dead & Company, Mayer crushed his left index finger in a truck door.
—Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 2024
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“Index finger.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/index%20finger. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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