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as in dives
an act or instance of diving
the daring pitch of the escaped prisoner into the swirling ocean waters at the base of the cliff
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as in slopes
the degree to which something rises up from a position level with the horizon
the steep pitch of the roof makes it too dangerous to walk on
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as in erects
to fix in an upright position
needed help pitching a tent
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as in rocks
to make a series of unsteady side-to-side motions
the ship pitched in the choppy sea
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as in throws
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 discards
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 promotes
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 tilts
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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“Pitches.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pitches. Accessed 3 May. 2024.
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