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Recent Examples of pin
Camille Borders, The Atlantic, 3 June 2026
So Thomas put a pin in the idea of having his own brick-and-mortar space.
—Katelyn Umholtz, Kansas City Star, 2 June 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
Along with recordings, researchers returned with family Bibles, good china, and valuable mementos, including a porcelain pin box given to a Black seamstress by First Lady Edith Wilson.
—Camille Borders, The Atlantic, 3 June 2026
So Thomas put a pin in the idea of having his own brick-and-mortar space.
—Katelyn Umholtz, Kansas City Star, 2 June 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
Noun
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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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Mark my words, Rosewood will make travelers start regarding Phuket as a tasteful destination, to tack on as the beach break during trips to Bangkok or Singapore.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
3 June 2026
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The Guardians loaded the bases in the eighth inning at Yankee Stadium on Tuesday, but Patrick Bailey and Brayan Rocchio struck out, leaving Bazzana to tack on insurance runs.—
Zack Meisel,
New York Times,
3 June 2026
Verb
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Like anyone accused of a crime, Nick is presumed innocent, and he is entitled to mount his defense with the resources that are lawfully his own.—
Liza Esquibias,
USA Today,
10 June 2026
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All crew members were rescued, though the US military had to mount a risky combat search-and-rescue operation to retrieve the F-15 fighter jet’s weapon systems officer from the Zagros Mountains in Iran.—
Jeremy Hsu,
ArsTechnica,
10 June 2026
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That Rose is always learning new things about Palm Beach himself is part of what keeps him hooked on the town and eager to share it with visitors.—
Arati Menon,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 June 2026
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However, the episode ends with a fisherman hooking an unknown big catch in the very lake where the billionaire's body lies.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
5 June 2026
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Beyond the buzzy openings and the hottest reservations in town, the Queen City is stacked with neighborhood gems, secret speakeasies, hole-in-the-wall taquerias and even a gas station deli that’s been quietly slinging Southern classics for nearly four decades.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
4 June 2026
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Ask anyone about this craft, and Tom Cruise slinging liquor in an aloha shirt is probably what comes to mind, Husted says.—
Phillip Valys,
Sun Sentinel,
4 June 2026
Verb
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Bryan Reynolds jumped on a hanging first-pitch curveball and lined it 422 feet into the left-field stands.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
10 June 2026
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Many families struggle to make ends meet, and economic uncertainty hangs over nearly every aspect of daily life.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
9 June 2026
Verb
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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 12 Jun. 2026.
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