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as in snag
a danger or difficulty that is hidden or not easily recognized
there are always a few hitches when you launch a system as complex as this one
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as in to yank
to move or cause to move with a sharp quick motion
kept hitching up his pants because they were too big in the waist
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as in to connect
to put or bring together so as to form a new and longer whole
she escaped out the window by using a makeshift rope of bedsheets and clothing she'd hitched together
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as in to secure
to put securely in place or in a desired position
hitched the trailer to the back of the car
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Recent Examples of hitch
Alessandra Codinha, InStyle, 3 June 2026
Legal glitches and hitches will eventually be found when AI laws are passed without suitable scrutiny and analysis.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026
Juliana Ukiomogbe, InStyle, 10 June 2026
Second-Hand Furniture And Decor Carpet beetles could easily hitch a ride from someone's house to yours via thrifted or second-hand furniture.
—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 10 June 2026
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Noun
Things do not go down without a hitch, despite Hollis’s exceptional menu planning and hosting abilities.
—Alessandra Codinha, InStyle, 3 June 2026
Legal glitches and hitches will eventually be found when AI laws are passed without suitable scrutiny and analysis.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026
Verb
Lively even hitched a piggyback ride from her husband.
—Juliana Ukiomogbe, InStyle, 10 June 2026
Second-Hand Furniture And Decor Carpet beetles could easily hitch a ride from someone's house to yours via thrifted or second-hand furniture.
—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 10 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hitch
Noun
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Licata, though, mentioned a snag in performance for more than a dozen schools.—
Lina Ruiz,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
10 June 2026
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Japan's Softbank Group plunged 10% amid a broader decline in tech names and after efforts to secure at least $6 billion through a margin loan backed by its OpenAI stake hit a snag, according to Bloomberg News.—
Sean Conlon,Lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
9 June 2026
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The Oilers have shown interest in hiring Babcock, but league sources told The Athletic the NHL is investigating Babcock’s short stint with Columbus in 2023.—
Jesse Granger,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
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That stint came to an end in April, though, following friendly losses to Egypt and Serbia.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
16 June 2026
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The announced attendance was a capacity 80,663, which is a little under 2,000 less than full capacity for the Giants and Jets as seats had to be yanked out down low to fit the regulation soccer field into MetLife Stadium.—
Andy Clayton,
New York Daily News,
14 June 2026
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An abrupt sell-off in once-soaring artificial intelligence stocks yanked Wall Street sharply lower, erasing five weeks of gains and knocking the Standard & Poor’s 500 index, Dow and Nasdaq into broad retreat.—
Stan Choe,
Los Angeles Times,
10 June 2026
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Signed in Kanji, the jersey sold for $330,200, connecting a generational talent to one of baseball’s most enduring legacies.—
Denny Alfonso,
New York Times,
12 Dec. 2025
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It's also connected to Remedy's larger connected universe, which includes Alan Wake and Alan Wake II.—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 Dec. 2025
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When the first skydiver emerged, a handle securing their reserve chute got caught on the plane’s flap over the wing, prompting the chute to deploy inadvertently, according to a video and a report about the incident released Thursday by the Australian Transport Safety Bureau.—
Mithil Aggarwal,
NBC news,
12 Dec. 2025
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The incident is widely considered one of the most painful moments of the war for Israelis and sparked fresh outrage at Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for failing to secure a hostage deal.—
Dana Karni,
CNN Money,
12 Dec. 2025
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Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes was bummed out by Tech’s decision.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
24 Oct. 2025
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If the idea of the show's comic relief being chained to a desk is bumming you out, allow co-creator David J. North to ease your mind.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
5 Oct. 2025
Noun
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This level of risk is typically seen once every two years.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
12 June 2026
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This risk decreases as the storm moves away.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
12 June 2026
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Mané was long one of the sport’s top players, however, particularly during his tenure with Liverpool from 2016 to 2022.—
NBC News,
NBC news,
17 June 2026
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In his three-year tenure, Cribbs continued Keller’s longtime softball success, leading the Indians during a 37-7 district record.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
16 June 2026
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“Hitch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hitch. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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