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as in darkened
being without light or without much light
we stood staring into the pitchy dark forest, trying to determine what had made the strange cry
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Recent Examples of pitchy
Rossellini’s wavering, pitchy delivery is no mistake, but an embodiment of Dorothy’s suffering—all doused in the cheap glamor of a small town nightclub.
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Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 17 Jan. 2025
Here are the spacey, medieval, and occasionally pitchy highs, lows, and whoas of the evening.
—Justin Curto, Vulture, 12 Sep. 2024
But that side stage wasn’t far enough away for her horrendously pitchy singing (especially compared to the talented Swims).
—Justin Curto, Vulture, 12 Sep. 2024
Unlike, say, Fergie's take on the song, which went viral after being intentionally/unintentionally different, Andress was pitchy, slurred her words, and appeared genuinely out of it.
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 16 July 2024
Mindy fears performing after her viral, pitchy moment, but theater fans know that Park would never shy away from the stage.
—Ariana Brockington, refinery29.com, 2 Oct. 2020
The cast’s singing can be pitchy against the recorded backing tracks of Justin J. Scarlat’s bouncy original songs.
—Matthew J. Palm, orlandosentinel.com, 16 May 2021
The only real performance misstep is Wain’s singing voice, which gets a little pitchy and hard to follow.
—Vulture, 27 May 2022
The singing is occasionally pitchy, the staging feels a bit haphazard, and the presentation is downright low-budget by modern-day standards.
—Paul Grein, Billboard, 29 July 2022
Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 17 Jan. 2025
Here are the spacey, medieval, and occasionally pitchy highs, lows, and whoas of the evening.
—Justin Curto, Vulture, 12 Sep. 2024
But that side stage wasn’t far enough away for her horrendously pitchy singing (especially compared to the talented Swims).
—Justin Curto, Vulture, 12 Sep. 2024
Unlike, say, Fergie's take on the song, which went viral after being intentionally/unintentionally different, Andress was pitchy, slurred her words, and appeared genuinely out of it.
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 16 July 2024
Mindy fears performing after her viral, pitchy moment, but theater fans know that Park would never shy away from the stage.
—Ariana Brockington, refinery29.com, 2 Oct. 2020
The cast’s singing can be pitchy against the recorded backing tracks of Justin J. Scarlat’s bouncy original songs.
—Matthew J. Palm, orlandosentinel.com, 16 May 2021
The only real performance misstep is Wain’s singing voice, which gets a little pitchy and hard to follow.
—Vulture, 27 May 2022
The singing is occasionally pitchy, the staging feels a bit haphazard, and the presentation is downright low-budget by modern-day standards.
—Paul Grein, Billboard, 29 July 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pitchy
Adjective
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After signing autographs and posing for photos at O’Hare, Blagojevich landed in Denver and then hopped into a black SUV with two of his attorneys to report to the prison — with a camera-toting helicopter tracking his movement and the image streamed live on TV websites.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Mar. 2025
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Attaching the Freyja to a Chair The Freyja is a black pad that measures 38 by 16 inches (HW) and has soft, flat padding arranged in polygonal panels.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
15 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Boat Rocker’s slate currently comprises the likes of 1980s throwback dark comedy Video Nasty, drama series Mix Tape and Jesse Moss and Tony Gerber’s Sundance 2024 doc War Game.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
11 Mar. 2025
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The outage was random and intermittent, lasting for 45 minutes at a time, then resuming only to go dark again for another 45 minutes.—
John Brandon,
Forbes,
11 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Other significant details in the home include crown moldings, an original mahogany front door, decorative wall coverings and ebony hardwood floors throughout.—
Lauryn Azu,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Jan. 2025
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Find it a home with ebony floors and a navy wall that sets it apart in just the right way.—
Yelena Moroz Alpert,
Architectural Digest,
20 Nov. 2024
Adjective
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The situation here becomes more murky because Fusion GPS hired Christopher Steele, a former British intelligence officer, to investigate Trump’s ties with Russia and its president, Vladimir Putin.—
Niall Stanage,
The Hill,
14 Mar. 2025
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This is where things get really interesting—and ethically murky.—
Tim Bates,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The racks of fox, mink and Mongolian at booths, including the Igala NYC and the Jennie Walker Archive, which was selling a sable coat for $2,495, were swarmed by shoppers, many already wearing fur.—
Dolly Faibyshev,
New York Times,
16 Feb. 2025
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What felt like a Cinderella story at the start is exposed as a Faustian bargain with a sable coat thrown in.—
Lily Burana,
Rolling Stone,
4 Nov. 2024
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“Pitchy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pitchy. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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