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Recent Examples of pin
Kansas City Star, 31 May 2026
Shallow depth of field means only a small part of an image is in tight focus while the greatest depth of field shows every part in pin-sharp detail.
—David Phelan, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
Michael Walker, New York Times, 22 May 2026
Geomorphologist Dan Shugar and his team used NASA-USGS Landsat satellites to pin the disaster on the rapid retreat of the South Sawyer Glacier.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 14 May 2026
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Noun
The Florissant, Missouri, native had some company on his side, when a performer juggling bowling pins performed near him late in the game.
—Kansas City Star, 31 May 2026
Shallow depth of field means only a small part of an image is in tight focus while the greatest depth of field shows every part in pin-sharp detail.
—David Phelan, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
Verb
Its predictable and tiresome tribalism means that if Arsenal 2025-26 blossom from caterpillar into butterfly, there will still be some wanting to pin them down as formula football.
—Michael Walker, New York Times, 22 May 2026
Geomorphologist Dan Shugar and his team used NASA-USGS Landsat satellites to pin the disaster on the rapid retreat of the South Sawyer Glacier.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 14 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pin
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Spurs reserve Harrison Barnes accidentally collided with Brunson's right knee while falling to the floor, and the Knicks star immediately grabbed at the leg in apparent pain.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
4 June 2026
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Futures tied to the broad market index and Nasdaq 100 are taking another leg down this morning, led lower by chipmakers.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
4 June 2026
Verb
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The Bruins could not tack on another run, and the contest moved to extra innings.—
Los Angeles Times Staff,
Los Angeles Times,
25 May 2026
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But would Bravo tack that scene on to the end of the season to craft a chronological timeline of events?—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
20 May 2026
Verb
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Unlike traditional rigid solar panels that are mounted atop aluminum frames, the new ultra-thin nano-composite solar skin is bonded directly into the yacht’s hardtop during the moulding stage of construction.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
3 June 2026
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Burrell was 7 of 10 from the field for 17 points through three quarters, while her teammates had combined to go 8 for 38 for 34 points, but the Sparks mounted a rally in the fourth.—
Edith Noriega,
Daily News,
3 June 2026
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Pueblo South coach Kevin Ortiz came out to Pueblo County’s graduation, according to Eades, and hooked the Hornets up with his team’s equipment.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
30 May 2026
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The thing that hooked me on Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed was the tuna can.—
Erin Qualey,
Vulture,
29 May 2026
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Check out this live clip from 1990 – few guitarists could look and sound this cool with their guitar slung so high, and with a dodgy-looking strap casually hooked over their right shoulder.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
30 May 2026
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Imagine being the only woman down at the Piggly Wiggly without a genuine Chomps-brand rotisserie chicken purse slung over your arm.—
Matt Reigle OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
30 May 2026
Verb
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Given the dramatic manner in which the hulking piers marched down the center of the institution’s narrow corridor, flanked by the photographer’s three-inch-square Polaroids, hung as if in awed supplication, the effect verged on hyperbole, the gnomic ceding to the grandiose.—
James Quandt,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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Portraits of the Hobhouse family, who lived here for more than two centuries, hang alongside tapestry wall trophies in the drawing room, while the teal bar mixes original cornicing with vibrant bamboo chairs.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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At the time, OpenAI indefinitely suspended FoloToy’s developer access.—
Noelle Harff,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 May 2026
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Ohio, one of the nation’s data center destination hot spots, is suspending a tax break that has been critical to its competition with other states to attract the massive new facilities that power and train artificial intelligence chatbots.—
Marc Levy,
Fortune,
29 May 2026
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Instead, its discreet entrance beckons you into a foyer alight with more than a dozen dangling glass lamps crafted by Barovier & Toso of Murano, and a sketch-like portrait of the actress Monica Vitti by the Franco-Chinese painter Yan Pei-Ming.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
4 June 2026
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The Princess of Wales’ earrings were crafted in 18-karat yellow gold and featured the brand’s Nile hoop earrings with dangling bee charms.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
4 June 2026
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“Pin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pin. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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