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Kamron Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 May 2025
News Politics ‘The situation deteriorated so much over the last 60 days of session and then after’
UPDATED: May 23, 2025 at 11:57 AM EDT
Gov. Wes Moore and Democratic lawmakers left Annapolis this week with a pin in the 2025 session and some hard feelings.
—Sam Janesch, Baltimore Sun, 23 May 2025
Alana Wise, NPR, 3 June 2025
Management is pinning its hopes on high-growth areas such as e-commerce, advertising (Walmart Connect), memberships, and marketplace growth.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
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Noun
To remove a stubborn hinge pin, place a small screwdriver, bit, nail, or similar item into the bottom of the hinge and tap the pin out with a hammer.
—Kamron Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 May 2025
News Politics ‘The situation deteriorated so much over the last 60 days of session and then after’
UPDATED: May 23, 2025 at 11:57 AM EDT
Gov. Wes Moore and Democratic lawmakers left Annapolis this week with a pin in the 2025 session and some hard feelings.
—Sam Janesch, Baltimore Sun, 23 May 2025
Verb
He is dressed in a blue suit with one of his signature red ties, and an American flag is pinned to his left lapel.
—Alana Wise, NPR, 3 June 2025
Management is pinning its hopes on high-growth areas such as e-commerce, advertising (Walmart Connect), memberships, and marketplace growth.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pin
Noun
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Asian needle ants are about 0.2 inches in length, and dark brown or black with the end of the antennae and the legs being a lighter orange-brown, the U.S. Forest Service says.—
Stephen Smith,
CBS News,
10 June 2025
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Related Stories Moore paired the low sandals with sheer white trousers, cut wide through the leg and slightly translucent in the light.—
Maggie Clancy,
Footwear News,
9 June 2025
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Thaiss tacked on an insurance run with an RBI single in the seventh for his first Rays multi-hit game, but Lopez’s two-run homer off Edwin Uceta in the eighth trimmed it to one.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
6 June 2025
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An amendment tacked on at the 11th hour to a bill regulating what types of images a county appraisal district can post online appears poised to undo last year’s changes to how the Tarrant Appraisal District values property.—
Cody Copeland,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 June 2025
Verb
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These are mounted on a plate attached to the front of the rover's body: the SHERLOC Calibration Target.—
Stefanie Waldek,
Space.com,
6 June 2025
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The second set was just as much of an even tussle, the pair trading breaks in back-to-back games as the pressure started to mount on Alcaraz.—
David Close,
CNN Money,
6 June 2025
Verb
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Fishing derby hopes to hook young anglers Anglers 15 and younger are invited to join the Just for Kids Fishing Derby offered by the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County from 8 to 11 a.m. June 8 at Silver Lake in the Blackwell Forest Preserve in Warrenville.—
Melinda Moore,
Chicago Tribune,
2 June 2025
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One important teaching moment came early in the season, when Betts’ inability to corral a hard hooking one-hopper in a game against the Washington Nationals led to him and the coaching staff adding more unpredictable fungo-bat fielding drills into his daily pregame routine.—
Jack Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2025
Verb
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The ice cream shop located on a barge in the harbor is slinging scoops in flavors like pepperberry, lavender white chocolate, and honeycomb crunch made using local milk and other island ingredients.—
Regan Stephens,
Travel + Leisure,
28 May 2025
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About half the candidates make the cut after interviewing, slinging a bale of hay, and displaying calm with horses.—
Tom Vanden Brook,
USA Today,
26 May 2025
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The tree in the victim’s front yard stood intact, with structural debris, a blanket and a flannel coat still hanging from the branches.—
Noelle Alviz-Gransee,
Kansas City Star,
1 June 2025
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Just stack the shoeboxes on top of each other, and secure them with string or glue before creating a way to hang it in your closet.—
Ashlyn Needham,
Southern Living,
1 June 2025
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His career got off to a promising start but was derailed in 2007 when he was suspended for the entire season for violating the NFL’s personal conduct policy.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
9 June 2025
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Jefferson has been suspended from his position, and if convicted, faces a maximum sentence of life in prison.—
Walter Pavlo,
Forbes.com,
9 June 2025
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Diddy trial live updates: Diddy allegedly dangled woman over balcony, threatened to kill her Who is 'Mia'?—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
5 June 2025
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The longtime friend and former co-worker of Combs' ex-girlfriend Ventura testified that Combs dangled her from a 17th-floor balcony and threw her into a coffee table in a moment of unprovoked rage.—
Aaron Katersky,
ABC News,
5 June 2025
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“Pin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pin. Accessed 14 Jun. 2025.
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