Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pin (down)
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Simply select the purchase in your online account or the American Express® App to see your plan options.—
Liz Knueven,
CNBC,
2 May 2026 -
All products featured on Bon Appétit are independently selected by our editors.—
The Bon Appétit Staff,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
1 May 2026
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Let curiosity lead, and choose the next step that keeps things moving forward without overthinking it.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
3 May 2026
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Williams bought his on the TikTok shop, and chose it because it was advertised as spraying quickly.—
Rebecca Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
2 May 2026
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In the broad picture, district budgets throughout the state are likely to be a little larger, level or somewhat smaller — and schools could yet receive a big boost by the time the state’s budget is adopted in June.—
Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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There’s a reason Pete Carroll adopted that strategy up in Seattle with the Seahawks.—
Tracy Kimball,
Charlotte Observer,
29 Apr. 2026
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One person was taken to a local hospital with injuries, according to Illinois State Police, who did not specify whether this person was in the truck or the car.—
Kris Habermehl,
CBS News,
27 Apr. 2026
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The commission also specifies that these tools must be made available free of charge.—
Robert Pearlman,
ArsTechnica,
27 Apr. 2026
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Much like former head coach Tom Thibodeau, Mike Brown prefers to use McBride off the ball as a spot-up shooter — but also as a guard-to-guard screen setter.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
28 Apr. 2026
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Lamont, a fiscal moderate, has been reluctant to support spending that would exceed the cap on a recurring basis and would prefer legislators pay for extra town aid by finding offsetting cuts elsewhere in the budget.—
Keith M. Phaneuf,
Hartford Courant,
28 Apr. 2026
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The Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO), which investigates complaints about the NHS, determined that a local health body was denying women, but not men, funding for sterilization.—
Sophie Tanno,
CNN Money,
2 May 2026
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Their protections may have been further eroded with a precedent decision recently in which the Board of Immigration Appeals determined that DACA status alone is not enough to stop deportation.—
Hallie Golden,
Los Angeles Times,
2 May 2026
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The idea was then taken up by other Scottish scholars, including James Frazer, whose widely read compendium The Golden Bough (1890) attempted to establish cross-cultural parallels in mythology.—
Glenn Adamson,
Artforum,
2 May 2026
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Located right alongside its Sunset Strip neighbor Book Soup, Mystery Pier was established by character actor Harvey Jason and his son Louis, who continue to run the store together.—
Marc Weingarten,
Los Angeles Times,
2 May 2026
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Marcoulier has served in the Army since July 2023 and is an infantry soldier assigned to the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, according to the military.—
Corky Siemaszko,
NBC news,
30 Apr. 2026
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Seats will be assigned together, with locations revealed on the day of show at venue box office pickup.—
Jem Aswad,
Variety,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Pin (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pin%20%28down%29. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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