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as in tilted
inclined or twisted to one side
pitched and badly weathered, the fence looked ready to fall down at any moment
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as in leaning
running in a slanting direction
a sharply pitched rooftop
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as in erected
to fix in an upright position
needed help pitching a tent
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as in lurched
to make a series of unsteady side-to-side motions
the ship pitched in the choppy sea
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as in threw
to send through the air especially with a quick forward motion of the arm
pitched the baseball almost 50 feet
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as in discarded
to get rid of as useless or unwanted
we decided to pitch that whole system and start over again
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as in promoted
to provide publicity for
the cutting-edge ad agency was hired to pitch our products to a younger generation of consumers
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as in sloped
to set or cause to be at an angle
the roof should be pitched steeply enough to prevent an excessive accumulation of snow
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Recent Examples of pitched
Grace Raynor, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
Pleasantries gave way to business when Montes pitched Landa-Rodriguez on a deal.
—Defne Karabatur, Los Angeles Times, 30 Dec. 2024
In South Korea, Hart pitched more off his fastball, which allowed his slider to act more like a chase pitch.
—Will Sammon, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
In the aftermath of President Richard Nixon’s decision to resign in 1974 rather than be impeached, Carter pitched himself to voters as an outsider who would reject Washington’s unsavory ways.
—Susan Page, USA TODAY, 29 Dec. 2024
The text messages suggest that the publicists pitched negative stories about Lively to friendly media outlets.
—Matt Hamilton, Los Angeles Times, 29 Dec. 2024
For only the second time in six seasons with Matt LaFleur as coach, the Packers pitched a shutout.
—The Athletic Nfl Staff, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
Missionaries pitched the piñata as an evil people could defeat with a wooden stick, assigning one of the seven deadly sins to each of the seven horns that adorn a traditional piñata.
—Monica Navarro, The Arizona Republic, 24 Dec. 2024
And despite the show originally being pitched as three seasons, that doesn’t necessarily mean the end is nigh.
—Nick Caruso, TVLine, 24 Dec. 2024
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Nebraska has pitched Cantwell on coming in and protecting quarterback Dylan Raiola.
—Grace Raynor, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
Pleasantries gave way to business when Montes pitched Landa-Rodriguez on a deal.
—Defne Karabatur, Los Angeles Times, 30 Dec. 2024
In South Korea, Hart pitched more off his fastball, which allowed his slider to act more like a chase pitch.
—Will Sammon, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
In the aftermath of President Richard Nixon’s decision to resign in 1974 rather than be impeached, Carter pitched himself to voters as an outsider who would reject Washington’s unsavory ways.
—Susan Page, USA TODAY, 29 Dec. 2024
The text messages suggest that the publicists pitched negative stories about Lively to friendly media outlets.
—Matt Hamilton, Los Angeles Times, 29 Dec. 2024
For only the second time in six seasons with Matt LaFleur as coach, the Packers pitched a shutout.
—The Athletic Nfl Staff, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
Missionaries pitched the piñata as an evil people could defeat with a wooden stick, assigning one of the seven deadly sins to each of the seven horns that adorn a traditional piñata.
—Monica Navarro, The Arizona Republic, 24 Dec. 2024
And despite the show originally being pitched as three seasons, that doesn’t necessarily mean the end is nigh.
—Nick Caruso, TVLine, 24 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pitched
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According to a forthcoming study in the journal Archaeology International, the circle might have been erected to unify Britain’s ancient inhabitants.—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
24 Dec. 2024
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Within days, gallows were erected not far from Campus Martius, near Farmer Street and Gratiot, by the downtown library and the Compuware Building.—
Dan Austin,
Detroit Free Press,
23 Dec. 2024
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The Container Store has posted losses for each of its last two fiscal years, while sales have plunged about 23% over that time.—
Aimee Picchi,
CBS News,
23 Dec. 2024
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Then, the country's population plunged by at least 30 million people.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
23 Dec. 2024
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Although the carcasses of many holiday evergreens are discarded with trash bags, others often find a useful, sustainable second life.—
Amelia Nierenberg,
New York Times,
8 Jan. 2025
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According to Garcia, ham should be discarded if left out for longer than two hours in the Danger Zone.—
Fernanda Galan,
Sacramento Bee,
7 Jan. 2025
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Vogue Ukraine has always supported and promoted young national talents.—
PhotoVogue,
Vogue,
3 Jan. 2025
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Pippen was promoted from his two-way deal to a roster contract and has played every game for a team with the second-best record in the West.—
Eric Koreen,
The Athletic,
3 Jan. 2025
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The main story is very strangely uneven, the routes and caves are often straight pathways with little in them, and none of it is really difficult at all.—
Faisal Kutty,
Newsweek,
12 Mar. 2025
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The evolution of the COVID-19 pandemic – from devastation, to optimism for eradication, to persistent, uneven spread of disease – may seem unprecedented.—
Powel H. Kazanjian,
The Conversation,
5 Mar. 2025
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Shaw had been sidelined by a left oblique injury since the beginning of camp and had been slowly building up to game action, which culminated with his Cactus League debut Sunday against the Cincinnati Reds.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Mar. 2025
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Another is the Magic’s two key offensive players, Banchero and Franz Wagner, have missed extensive time this season with oblique muscle tears that prevented them from maintaining their conditioning and working on their shooting.—
Josh Robbins,
The Athletic,
25 Feb. 2025
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Packers defensive lineman Karl Brooks pushed his way forward through the Bears line, leaped with his hand raised and blocked Santos’ kick.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Jan. 2025
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Many of its members had been directly affected by the war on drugs and her association with the plant raised eyebrows.—
Javier Hasse,
Forbes,
6 Jan. 2025
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If you’ve been swayed by the new ad promoting the Apple Watch as a great device to boost your motivation and help keep your new year’s resolutions, then a new sales at Amazon and Best Buy are timely.—
David Phelan,
Forbes,
30 Dec. 2024
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An owner seemingly swayed in personnel decisions by video game player rankings.—
Jim Reineking,
USA TODAY,
27 Dec. 2024
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“Pitched.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pitched. Accessed 15 Mar. 2025.
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