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Recent Examples of pin
Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 9 May 2026
Pretending otherwise is like arguing over how many angels can dance on the head of a pin.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 8 May 2026
Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 20 Apr. 2026
All the while, Josh uncovers that Park is involved in money laundering, and plans to pin the crimes on Josh and Lindsay.
—Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 20 Apr. 2026
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Noun
Rollins lined up Breakker and destroyed him with The Stomp, but Paul Heyman jumped up on the ring apron to prevent him from getting the pin.
—Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 9 May 2026
Pretending otherwise is like arguing over how many angels can dance on the head of a pin.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 8 May 2026
Verb
Boda claimed that doctors were unable to pin her cancer to a specific cause — but told her that smoking and vaping definitely didn’t help.
—Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 20 Apr. 2026
All the while, Josh uncovers that Park is involved in money laundering, and plans to pin the crimes on Josh and Lindsay.
—Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 20 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pin
Noun
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The animal bit the boy in the leg, and emergency officials transported him to the Good Samaritan Hospital in Suffern, New York.—
Michelle Del Rey,
USA Today,
7 May 2026
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Shiki Seafood has a location in Temple City, which features a sprawling buffet of sashimi, sushi rolls, crab legs, shellfish, hot entrees, desserts and a chocolate fountain, among other offerings typical of large-format seafood buffets.—
Brock Keeling,
Oc Register,
7 May 2026
Verb
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The catch, however, is that the request could tack on a few extra minutes to your wait.—
Deirdre Bardolf,
FOXNews.com,
29 Apr. 2026
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Although it isn’t located immediately on the highway, Acadia National Park is an easy detour to tack onto a Highway 2 road trip.—
Karthika Gupta,
Travel + Leisure,
26 Apr. 2026
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The lead up to this anniversary has happened alongside this looming, all-pervading sense that a revolution — both political and moral — is mounting.—
Payton Turkeltaub,
Variety,
13 May 2026
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When financial challenges mounted, Pagliassotto turned to SchoolsFirst Federal Credit Union for support.—
Conor McGill,
CBS News,
13 May 2026
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Devon Toews was called for a hooking penalty, giving Minnesota 63 seconds of 4-on-3 power-play time.—
Corey Masisak,
Denver Post,
10 May 2026
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Desperate to save them, records show, doctors inserted tubes into their airways and hooked them up to IVs.—
Duaa Eldeib,
CNN Money,
8 May 2026
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There have also been 1,888 golf balls slung into the water down those three holes specifically over that span.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
8 May 2026
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Single chains which had been slung across the entrances at night, and were easily stepped over, were replaced with the movable barriers.—
Lincoln Anderson,
New York Daily News,
6 May 2026
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After months of fundraising in a project spearheaded by the Fairfield Lions Club in collaboration with the city, the arch that has hung over Texas Street for more than a century started coming down piece by piece.—
Ashley Sharp,
CBS News,
12 May 2026
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The question hung like black crepe in his family’s small apartment on Buffalo’s distressed east side.—
Dan Barry,
New York Times,
12 May 2026
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The trial court imposed a total effective sentence of 20 years in prison, suspended after 15 years, and 15 years of probation, the Supreme Court ruling says.—
Staff Report,
Hartford Courant,
9 May 2026
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At least one person has received a legal warning from the church after posting about the speed runs, while other content creators have seen their accounts suspended.—
James Queally,
Los Angeles Times,
8 May 2026
Verb
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Anyway, video went viral Wednesday night of the man dangling off the ledge in what appeared to be the 200s section for reasons unknown.—
Zach Dean OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
7 May 2026
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Either way, McDermott had a couple more baubles to dangle.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
6 May 2026
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“Pin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pin. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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