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Recent Examples of pin
Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Horror stories are told about the men who went aggressively for the Sunday back right pin.
—Brody Miller, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
Bruce Strom, Sun Sentinel, 6 Apr. 2025
Fisherman is charged with pinning a woman down as the brothers took turns raping her in one of the Miami Beach cases that dates back eight years.
—Charles Rabin, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Morant then put the imaginary grenade to his mouth, pretended to pull the pin by biting it, and tossed it.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Horror stories are told about the men who went aggressively for the Sunday back right pin.
—Brody Miller, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
Verb
Most residents in the beachfront luxury condominium at Surfside were asleep in their beds when their 12-story residential building shuddered and then collapsed, pinning sleeping residents between the heavy concrete slabs of each floor.
—Bruce Strom, Sun Sentinel, 6 Apr. 2025
Fisherman is charged with pinning a woman down as the brothers took turns raping her in one of the Miami Beach cases that dates back eight years.
—Charles Rabin, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pin
Noun
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Their season rests on Thursday’s second leg against Lyon, as winning the Europa League is their only route to playing continental-level football next time.—
Chris Waugh,
New York Times,
13 Apr. 2025
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McIlroy, 35, is on his 17th trip and pressed by the pressure of this being the last leg of his would-be career grand slam.—
Brendan Quinn,
New York Times,
13 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Fashion plates are stuck onto the walls, in the same way a modern teenager’s room would have postcards or magazine cutouts tacked up.—
Abigail Lee,
Variety,
18 Apr. 2025
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From there, the Dodgers just kept coming, with Andy Pages driving two runs home with the bases loaded, Austin Barnes tacking on two more with a double that marked his first hit of the season, and Ohtani collecting another RBI in his second at-bat of the inning with a base hit.—
Jack Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The show ended in 2022 as Oz mounted a campaign for a Senate seat in Pennsylvania.—
Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
19 Apr. 2025
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As cost-of-living challenges and job market anxieties mount, Gen Z's consumer values are evolving.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The prolific New York Times best-selling author hooked us with her debut, The Wedding Date, followed by a roster of page-turners featuring dynamic Black women.—
Mariette Williams,
Essence,
15 Apr. 2025
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After that, my friends and I attended the Midwest Gaming Classic, and I was hooked.—
Louryn Strampe,
Wired News,
15 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Ultimately, just after 10 a.m. on March 27, 2023, Hale slung two firearms around her neck and shoulders and entered The Convenant School to carry out the shooting.—
Ray Sanchez,
CNN Money,
5 Apr. 2025
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The One Direction alum also added sunglasses and had a blue and white tote bag slung over his shoulder.—
Catherine Santino,
People.com,
2 Apr. 2025
Verb
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On January 16th, Yorkshire’s executioner hanged all fourteen condemned men.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
14 Apr. 2025
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When the Wolves started the 2024 playoffs, dread hung over the fan base about the prospects of a series against the Phoenix Suns, who dominated them in the regular season.—
Jon Krawczynski,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Chief Justice John Roberts on Monday indefinitely suspended a lower court mandate that the government immediately return him to the U.S. to fix the mistake.—
Devin Dwyer,
ABC News,
10 Apr. 2025
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Just leave your inability to suspend biblical amounts of disbelief at the door, and prepare to experience the absolute bone-chilling horror that is a constantly pinging smartphone.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
10 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Even if Google can maintain the status quo for the foreseeable future, the company could be headed into Google I/O in late May with a sword of Damocles dangling over its metaphorical head.—
Ryan Whitwam,
ArsTechnica,
21 Apr. 2025
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The rest of the staircase dangled from the ceiling.—
Clayton Dalton,
New Yorker,
18 Apr. 2025
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“Pin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pin. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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