as in hole
a sunken area forming a separate space
removal of the tree stump left a gaping pit in the yard
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Recent Examples of pit
Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
Everyone needs to work together and come up with real solutions, not play games that pit the suburbs against the city.
—Chicago Tribune, 26 Aug. 2025
Christine Chitnis, Vogue, 24 Sep. 2025
Among the liveliest of the city’s Christmas markets, the event features a fondue restaurant, bars, toasty fire pits, and about 100 wooden stalls.
—AFAR Media, 24 Sep. 2025
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Noun
The famed March Madness-style bracket competition that pits some of Katmai National Park and Preserve's bulkiest and most beloved brown bears against each other in the arena of public opinion is returning for its 11th year later this month.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
Everyone needs to work together and come up with real solutions, not play games that pit the suburbs against the city.
—Chicago Tribune, 26 Aug. 2025
Verb
The expansive lawn is dotted with games—cornhole, soccer, and ladder toss for the kids—and solo fire pits where families gather under starry skies to toast s’mores or enjoy a steaming mug of hot cider.
—Christine Chitnis, Vogue, 24 Sep. 2025
Among the liveliest of the city’s Christmas markets, the event features a fondue restaurant, bars, toasty fire pits, and about 100 wooden stalls.
—AFAR Media, 24 Sep. 2025
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Noun
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Subscribe now Over the summer, it was widely reported that Reeves was considering a bank windfall tax to shore up a multibillion-pound hole in the public finances.—
Hugh Leask,Chloe Taylor,Ganesh Rao,
CNBC,
25 Sep. 2025
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Perhaps Gad will fill a furry hole in the heart of the film.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
25 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Also, a tomato can was dented badly enough for a Stop Sale.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
26 Sep. 2025
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After back-to-back three-and-outs to open the second half, Apple Valley (2-3) methodically moved down the field to dent the scoreboard for the first time.—
Andrew Cornelius,
Twin Cities,
26 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The electrons hit something on the other side of the cavity.—
Paul Sutter,
Space.com,
23 Sep. 2025
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As such, the power that drives these craters, according to the scientists, most likely comes from much larger underground cavities or deeper accumulations of methane pushing upward from beneath the permafrost.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
21 Sep. 2025
Verb
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This is even more likely to result in a clog if the drain hose is kinked, which is a common occurrence.—
Kamron Sanders,
Better Homes & Gardens,
26 July 2025
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Traditional hoses will kink and coil, and can be really disruptive to an activity that should feel stress free.—
Wilder Davies,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
10 July 2025
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“Pit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pit. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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