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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
About a mile from the truck, Lou pulled out his bugle tube and ripped off a pitchy location bugle.
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Derek Horner, Outdoor Life, 8 Oct. 2025
Stepping off the platform, Sandoval went on to deliver a breathless, oftentimes pitchy performance of The Weeknd’s chart-topping lyrics.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 20 Aug. 2025
This wasn't an amateur with pitchy vocals hoping for a shot at fame; this was a full-fledged soulful rock star.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 20 Mar. 2025
Word of mouth among those who had stayed in the theater though described the singing portion as a bit pitchy.
—Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 3 Mar. 2025
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.
—Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 17 Jan. 2025
Take a look at her pitchy live performance below.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 31 Dec. 2024
Derek Horner, Outdoor Life, 8 Oct. 2025
Stepping off the platform, Sandoval went on to deliver a breathless, oftentimes pitchy performance of The Weeknd’s chart-topping lyrics.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 20 Aug. 2025
This wasn't an amateur with pitchy vocals hoping for a shot at fame; this was a full-fledged soulful rock star.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 20 Mar. 2025
Word of mouth among those who had stayed in the theater though described the singing portion as a bit pitchy.
—Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 3 Mar. 2025
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.
—Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 17 Jan. 2025
Take a look at her pitchy live performance below.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 31 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pitchy
Adjective
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By becoming the light in a darkened world, everyone becomes a firefly that helps to illuminate the way back home to each other.—
Sergio Pereira,
Space.com,
29 Oct. 2025
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Over the weekend, around 16,000 people paid their respects to the designer at his funeral chamber at the Armani Teatro designed by Tadao Ando, filled with white flowers and paper lanterns on the floor in a diagonal grid formation dimly lit up the darkened venue.—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Geirþrúður has wrapped a large towel around herself but her shoulders are still bare and her December-dark hair is wet and wild and possibly blacker than it’s ever been.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Nov. 2025
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From the balcony, Kate appeared still, serene and composed in an all-black ensemble, accessorized with a black hat, scarf, her RAF brooch and the traditional red poppy.—
Erin Hill,
PEOPLE,
9 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Bo Nix and the Denver Broncos were looked at by many across the NFL as a dark-horse Super Bowl contender before the season started.—
Mark Kern,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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Sor Juana’s verses confirm that venturing into the dating pool is always like stepping into a dark abyss.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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The dry down brings in the ebony woods and soft leather notes, grounding all that fruit into something surprisingly sophisticated.—
Kimberly Wilson,
Essence,
30 Oct. 2025
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This ebony offering is sold in a stylish glass bottle that belies its complex makeup.—
Joseph Hernandez,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
21 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Velardo’s whereabouts were murky when he was charged in the two investigations in March, 2013.—
Karen Wang,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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But when the two leading figures behind the coup – RSF chief Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, also known as Hemedti, and Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, in charge of the SAF – began fighting each other, the foreign powers had to choose whom to support – and their involvement became even murkier.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Pitchy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pitchy. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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