as in contributed
to make a donation as part of a group effort
everyone at the office pitched in to buy a gift for the soon-to-be-wed couple
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Recent Examples of pitched in
Their 10-year-old daughter has already pitched in to help welcome her brothers home.
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Ryan Brennan
april 29, Miami Herald, 29 Apr. 2026
Candidates have also pitched in their own money.
—Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 29 Apr. 2026
Right-hander Christian Scott, who has not pitched in the majors since 2024 after undergoing elbow surgery that year, will start for the Mets.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 23 Apr. 2026
Stoudt pitched for the Reds in 2023, but hasn’t pitched in the majors since then.
—C. Trent Rosecrans, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2026
Bauer pitched in Japan in both 2023 and 2025, while a stint in Mexico came in 2024.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 2 Apr. 2026
Monday’s start represented the largest home crowd (36,702) that Cabrera has ever pitched in front of in his career.
—Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2026
Jessica Shepard had 12 points and eight rebounds and Courtney Williams pitched in with 11 points and four steals.
—CBS News, 26 Mar. 2026
Has pitched in 100 or more innings in only three of his 10 major league seasons.
—Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2026
Ryan Brennan
april 29, Miami Herald, 29 Apr. 2026
Candidates have also pitched in their own money.
—Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 29 Apr. 2026
Right-hander Christian Scott, who has not pitched in the majors since 2024 after undergoing elbow surgery that year, will start for the Mets.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 23 Apr. 2026
Stoudt pitched for the Reds in 2023, but hasn’t pitched in the majors since then.
—C. Trent Rosecrans, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2026
Bauer pitched in Japan in both 2023 and 2025, while a stint in Mexico came in 2024.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 2 Apr. 2026
Monday’s start represented the largest home crowd (36,702) that Cabrera has ever pitched in front of in his career.
—Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2026
Jessica Shepard had 12 points and eight rebounds and Courtney Williams pitched in with 11 points and four steals.
—CBS News, 26 Mar. 2026
Has pitched in 100 or more innings in only three of his 10 major league seasons.
—Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pitched in
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The demonstration also touched on various issues that Americans have been facing including the rising cost of food and gas due in part to tariffs, the war in Iran and immigration sweeps that experts have said contributed to a shortage of agricultural workers.—
Ruben Vives,
Los Angeles Times,
2 May 2026
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Freshman shortstop Kayla LaRose also contributed three hits.—
Rick Armstrong,
Chicago Tribune,
2 May 2026
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