pinned

past tense of pin

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for pinned
Verb
  • The rest are mounted on the walls and show the bug in places like Battambang and the Cambodian capital, Phnom Penh, at a restaurant, in a classroom, on a boat and a bridge.
    — Siran Babayan, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
  • The cameras mounted by Flock and two major competitors, Rekor and Axon, are only small pieces of the technological net that gathers data on movements, consumer habits, employment and other things, most of it collected privately.
    — Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 25 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The King of the Mountain match was one of the unique bouts in the company as competitors fight to hang a title belt on a hook suspended above the cage.
    — Ryan Gaydos OutKick, FOXNews.com, 23 Sep. 2026
  • After launching investigations into the incident and initially revoking the five officers’ access to the systems, IMPD Chief Tanya Terry suspended and recommended terminating four of the officers after one already resigned.
    — Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 23 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Isaacs, usually draped in black slacks and tee, travels from Palm Beach and Broward County theaters, libraries and auditoriums in person and to Zoom classes some four to six times a week.
    — Norma A. Orovitz, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2026
  • But from a searingly hot and tense Riyadh, draped in its green flags and patriotic banners, Saudi Arabia’s problem seems very much like America’s problem too.
    — Matthew Chance, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • On September 13 the Materialists star was photographed leaving the 2026 US Open men’s singles championships with the cozy layering piece slung over her shoulder, revealing a romantic white silk camisole underneath.
    — Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Nearby, a 9-year-old washed his face discreetly in the bushes with a bottle of water, a bright orange backpack slung over his shoulder.
    — Colette Davidson, Christian Science Monitor, 13 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • His mom hung all of her kids’ report cards on the refrigerator, and his father encouraged him and his brothers—Zeke, now a prominent oncologist and bioethicist, and Rahm, a longtime Democratic politician—to come to dinner prepared to debate.
    — Maxwell Adler, Vanity Fair, 21 Sep. 2026
  • The other image showed models climbing a ladder to reach shoes that hung from a tree branch.
    — Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • For the ladies, Ron's crew provides cherries that are dangled over their faces.
    — Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 18 Sep. 2026
  • The knot of a yellow tie dangled below the collar of a baggy shirt.
    — Ian Parker, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The mermaid headboard was also created by Friday, who strung the fish-string lights too.
    — Wendy Goodman, Curbed, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Cleveland finally strung some hits together in the fourth, scoring three times off starter Mason Barnett to tie it.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 18 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Whether or not customers have sipped on Arabic coffee before, the pair are confident future customers will be hooked.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Lindsey, who shares travel tips under the handle @trolley__dolly, posted a photo of the wire hooked onto a door hanger inside another flight attendant’s room.
    — Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 15 Sep. 2026
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“Pinned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pinned. Accessed 30 Sep. 2026.

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