pin (down)

Definition of pin (down)next

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Verb
  • All products featured on Vogue are independently selected by our editors.
    Talia Abbas, Vogue, 28 Feb. 2026
  • All listings featured on Condé Nast Traveler are independently selected by our editors.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • In a city where skyscrapers reach for the clouds and streets hum with the rhythm of daily life, Hong Kong's open-air adventures offer a refreshing counterpoint, proving there's no need to choose between urban energy and natural tranquility.
    Condé Nast Traveler, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Feb. 2026
  • While conditions remain dangerous, experts advise reading the avalanche forecast, skiing with local expert guides and choosing shallower slopes to ski off-piste.
    Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 22 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Last week, cohosts Kotb, Melvin, Carson Daly, and Al Roker all wore yellow ribbons, adopting the practice of Nancy's neighbors in her Catalina Foothills neighborhood of Tucson.
    Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Feb. 2026
  • These cards became a sensation, so much so that some tech companies have adopted them as a template to announce new hires.
    Diego Lasarte, New Yorker, 25 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • The police chiefs did not specify how much of each drug officers found in the home.
    Chase Rogers, Dallas Morning News, 23 Feb. 2026
  • While the exact weight of this candle isn’t specified, the new trough candles are similar to past versions ALDI has released, which have been around 32 ounces.
    Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Still, most swimmers and divers prefer being in an outdoor pool because of conditions connected with the chlorine residue of indoor pools.
    Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Feb. 2026
  • There is an accessible room located on the first floor for guests who prefer to avoid them.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Its outcome could help determine how those other cases are resolved.
    Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 22 Feb. 2026
  • Horst has reluctantly postponed Serafini’s sentencing three times in the past several months, because the judge had to first hear testimony and arguments to determine whether to grant Serafini a new trial.
    Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 21 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • This has established the requirement for an all-weather solution that enhances warfighters’ capabilities when visibility is limited.
    Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 22 Feb. 2026
  • Over time, though, this newfound celebrity began to chafe against the show’s establishing constraints.
    Naomi Fry, New Yorker, 21 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • An interview with an 8-year-old In 1995, when my daughter Sarah was about 8 years old, her school assigned the students a report on a civil rights leader for Black History Month.
    Rick Davis, CNN Money, 27 Feb. 2026
  • The study authors give an example of a small bakery, calculating that if that bakery had five workers getting paid $48,000 annual salaries, a visual inspection task assigned to AI that reduced a baker’s work by 6% would save the bakery $14,000 per year.
    Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 26 Feb. 2026
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“Pin (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pin%20%28down%29. Accessed 28 Feb. 2026.

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