pit against
phrasal verb
pitted against; pitting against; pits against
: to cause (someone or something) to fight or compete against (another person or thing)
Tonight's game will pit Smith against Johnson for the championship.
The game requires you to pit your wits against the computer.
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They are pitted against tens of thousands of doctors’ practices and large hospital chains.
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T. Christian Miller, ProPublica, 12 Apr. 2025
Also in the film: Ray Liotta, Jason Lee, Anne Bancroft, Nora Dunn, Sarah Silverman and Zach Galifianakis.
2003: Dustin Hoffman in 'Runaway Jury'
Dustin Hoffman is a lawyer in a jury trial pitted against a jury consultant (Hackman) who is trying to guide the proceedings in favor of a firearms maker.
—Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 2025
But Booker's stand-and-speak approach, when pitted against the wait-and-see, put the spotlight on Democratic unity, rather than merely on a Trump trip-up.
—Avery Lotz, Axios, 2 Apr. 2025
The two New Yorkers were pitted against one another over whether to help the GOP fund the government or risk a shutdown that Democrats would have no power to end.
—Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 31 Mar. 2025
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T. Christian Miller, ProPublica, 12 Apr. 2025
Also in the film: Ray Liotta, Jason Lee, Anne Bancroft, Nora Dunn, Sarah Silverman and Zach Galifianakis.
2003: Dustin Hoffman in 'Runaway Jury'
Dustin Hoffman is a lawyer in a jury trial pitted against a jury consultant (Hackman) who is trying to guide the proceedings in favor of a firearms maker.
—Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 2025
But Booker's stand-and-speak approach, when pitted against the wait-and-see, put the spotlight on Democratic unity, rather than merely on a Trump trip-up.
—Avery Lotz, Axios, 2 Apr. 2025
The two New Yorkers were pitted against one another over whether to help the GOP fund the government or risk a shutdown that Democrats would have no power to end.
—Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 31 Mar. 2025
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“Pit against.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pit%20against. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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