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Recent Examples of pin
Dan Albano, Oc Register, 12 June 2026
Above the names, a central rainbow heart with a pulse line is pin-mounted.
—R. Daniel Foster, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
Daniel D'addario, Variety, 1 June 2026
The impact from the crash led the Chevrolet van to pin the man up against the Land Rover.
—Marcella Baietto, CBS News, 31 May 2026
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Noun
Faced with challenging pin placement for the final, Los Alamitos formed a pack behind Levi Reilly.
—Dan Albano, Oc Register, 12 June 2026
Above the names, a central rainbow heart with a pulse line is pin-mounted.
—R. Daniel Foster, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
Verb
Played by Michelle Williams at her most tremulous, this Marilyn is something like a butterfly that Hollywood wants to pin to a board and display.
—Daniel D'addario, Variety, 1 June 2026
The impact from the crash led the Chevrolet van to pin the man up against the Land Rover.
—Marcella Baietto, CBS News, 31 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pin
Noun
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Then Bryan Reynolds hit a line-drive comebacker off the inside of Wrobleski’s right leg.—
Maddie Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2026
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Wrobleski left in the fifth inning with a contusion to his right hamstring after taking a comebacker off his leg.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
12 June 2026
Verb
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The Shamrocks would tack on the rest of their runs by the fourth inning and would nearly coast to the win.—
Jack Murray,
Boston Herald,
7 June 2026
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Mark my words, Rosewood will make travelers start regarding Phuket as a tasteful destination, to tack on as the beach break during trips to Bangkok or Singapore.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
3 June 2026
Verb
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Under the federal No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, schools faced mounting pressure to raise test scores, creating a fundamental tension between learning time and and play time.—
Cierra Morgan,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
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Frustrated with your mounting obligations?—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
18 June 2026
Verb
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Before these findings, published in the Journal of Fish Biology, goblin sharks were only filmed or reported after being hooked on a fishing line and hauled to the surface, dying shortly later, the news release states.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
12 June 2026
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The pitch hooked Guo, who was convinced that AI would transform every corner of the economy.—
Zoya Hasan,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
Verb
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Style it with comfy walking sneakers and a sweater slung over your shoulders for afternoon sightseeing, then dress it up with heeled sandals and some jewelry for dinner with friends.—
Sophie Dodd,
Travel + Leisure,
12 June 2026
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From twisting a bright pink kerchief into a one-shoulder top to slinging another across her hips to create a slit up-to-there skirt, Li found pleasure in the trial-and-error process.—
Diana Tsui,
Footwear News,
11 June 2026
Verb
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The Partey affair has hung heavy over a squad already trying to come to terms with a new coach in Queiroz, and who failed to qualify for the most recent Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) — a competition Ghana have won four times, but not since 1982.—
Simon Hughes,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
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In one of them he was seen hanging from the edge of a rocky cliff using his bare hands, his legs dangling toward a steep slope in a risky performance without safety equipment.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
16 June 2026
Verb
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Last month, Kenya's Education Ministry suspended the principal of Utumishi Girls Academy for failing to comply with school fire safety regulations.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 June 2026
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During last year’s budget negotiations, public sector unions signed new agreements with the state that resulted in moderate pay increases in exchange for suspending retirement contributions and instituting a leave program for state employees.—
William Melhado,
Sacbee.com,
12 June 2026
Verb
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Tykes get slapped around, shot with arrows and dangled in traffic — tortures that are played seriously, but the shock of them allows you to guffaw.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
11 June 2026
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Briscoe spent nine years in Salt Lake before his bosses dangled a chance to return to Manila as bureau chief.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
10 June 2026
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“Pin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pin. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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