pin (on)

verb

Definition of pin (on)next
as in to impute (to)

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  1. blame
  2. put down
Verb
  • Hammer’s been leaning into the Jerry Springer comparisons lately, and who can blame him?
    — Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026
  • The latest incident came more than a decade after South Korea blamed the North for land mine explosions that maimed two South Korean soldiers and sharply raised tensions between the countries in August 2015.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of blame
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  • That’s since Moida put down the stakes of its two-story flagship that boasts some 80 brands and 1,200 products on the Champs-Elysées.
    — Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2026
  • The family relocated to Chicago in 1953 and put down roots in its Sephardic Jewish community, residing first in Hyde Park and then in West Rogers Park.
    — Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of put down
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“Pin (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pin%20%28on%29. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.

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