pin (down)

Definition of pin (down)next

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Verb
  • PCMag editors select and review products independently.
    StackCommerce Team, PC Magazine, 11 Apr. 2026
  • The film marks the director’s return to the Croisette, having been selected to compete for the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival as part of the competition.
    Leo Barraclough, Variety, 10 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Langley stated in his response that Flock Safety does not share data with federal agencies, but rather customers of Flock can choose to share data with the feds.
    Tanya Babbar, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Apr. 2026
  • In the years since the show went off the air, Per Sullivan stopped acting and chose a private life outside the public eye.
    Meredith Wilshere, PEOPLE, 11 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • However, South Elgin welcomes any group interested in temporarily adopting a park to clean up debris along the river’s edge once the waters recede.
    Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Rodriguez, whose family adopted Sibomana-Rodriguez when the teen was in middle school, then introduced him to the family sport.
    Daniel S. Levine, PEOPLE, 16 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • On Monday, Ramagem appeared as in custody in ICE's online detainee database, although where he is being held was not specified.
    CBS News, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2026
  • No back orders, unless specified by the individual vendor.
    Tory Johnson, ABC News, 13 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Before the couple, who are both 28 and prefer to keep their last names private, walked down the aisle, Alexa had a wedding dress reveal with her eight bridesmaids.
    Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 14 Apr. 2026
  • There are not a lot of options for those who prefer charcoal, graphite or pens.
    BestReviews, Mercury News, 14 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The group also may simulate visits during these evaluations, to determine how the dogs and handlers deal with certain situations.
    Mikayla Bunnell, Hartford Courant, 11 Apr. 2026
  • Only the first four picks of the draft are determined by the lottery drawing, with the rest of the first round determined by inverse order of record.
    Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The movie’s point of view is established with a brief opening voice-over by a woman named Sasha, whose reminiscences of childhood, and of her brother Jeremy, make up the bulk of the film.
    Richard Brody, New Yorker, 12 Apr. 2026
  • French counterterrorism prosecutors also said the plot to ignite an explosive device outside the Paris headquarters of Bank of America appears to be linked to HAYI, but a firm link has not yet been established.
    Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 11 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • But at Ben’s Kosher Delicatessen on Long Island, you’ll be assigned a shiva coordinator who will ensure fresh food is delivered every day of the mourning period.
    The Editors, Curbed, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Superintendent Robyn Castillo sent a message to Sacramento City Manager Maraskeshia Smith Tuesday requesting that the city reinstate its contract that assigned three full-time police officers and a supervising sergeant to Natomas schools.
    Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 16 Apr. 2026
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“Pin (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pin%20%28down%29. Accessed 17 Apr. 2026.

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