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pitched

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verb

past tense of pitch
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as in plunged
to cast oneself head first into deep water when a wave hit the float, I lost my balance and pitched into the lake

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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
Verb
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
Verb
  • 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
  • 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
Verb
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
Verb
  • He was promoted to assistant city manager in 2013.
    Rosalio Ahumada, Sacramento Bee, 3 Jan. 2025
  • 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
Adjective
  • 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
  • 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
Adjective
  • As spring training was beginning, Walker suffered a low-grade oblique injury.
    Mark Davis, Newsweek, 17 Mar. 2025
  • Listen to this article PEORIA, Ariz. — Matt Waldron didn’t even want to think about what a severe oblique injury would mean.
    Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Rodgers’ 43-yard pass to Lazard helped set up his four-yard touchdown pass to Adams, which raised the Jets lead to 25-13.
    Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 6 Jan. 2025
  • He was born and raised in southeast Missouri.
    Silas Allen, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • 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 22 Mar. 2025.

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