Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pinned (down)
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If selected, residents will receive a time slot to buy tickets between April 2-6.—
Laurie Perez,
CBS News,
31 Mar. 2026 -
All products and listings featured on Condé Nast Traveler are independently selected by our editors.—
CNT Editors,
Condé Nast Traveler,
31 Mar. 2026
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The 14th Amendment − one of a trio of constitutional amendments adopted after the Civil War − overrode the Supreme Court’s infamous 1857 Dred Scott decision that African Americans could not be citizens.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2026
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The directness with which the camera meets the eyes of the film’s subjects suggests compassion for their disfigurement and isolation (indeed, Farrokhzad adopted a boy from the colony), but there are no interviews.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
27 Mar. 2026
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No back orders, unless specified by the individual vendor.—
Tory Johnson,
ABC News,
28 Mar. 2026
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The nationality of the third was not specified.—
Kerry Breen,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2026
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The new collection builds on the garment dye story the brands established in 2022 with their first collaboration.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
30 Mar. 2026
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California established Cesar Chavez Day as an official paid holiday for state workers in 2000, according to the Los Angeles Times and SFGATE.—
Paris Barraza,
USA Today,
30 Mar. 2026
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In 1847, Henri-Clément Sanson, who preferred gambling to guillotining, pawned off the family apparatus.—
Lauren Collins,
New Yorker,
1 Apr. 2026
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Of the 2,400 who participated in the study, mostly preferred being flattered.—
Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez,
Fortune,
31 Mar. 2026
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The Massachusetts Crime Lab determined that the residue contained antifreeze.—
Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
31 Mar. 2026
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The medical examiner determined Moore’s cause of death to be multiple gunshot wounds and the manner of death to be homicide.—
Kathryn Kovalenko,
Twin Cities,
31 Mar. 2026
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The missing candy bars could enter unofficial sales channels across European markets, the company said, but if this does happen, all products can be traced using the unique batch code assigned to individual bars.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Mar. 2026
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The Israeli military said he was assigned to the 890th Battalion, Paratroopers Brigade.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
29 Mar. 2026
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Rabell was wearing her nightgown, sobbing, shaking and slumped against her cane when Horta picked her up, Horta said.—
Carol Marbin Miller,
Miami Herald,
2 Apr. 2026
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Neon picked it up with a commitment to stand by the Not Rated cut alone.—
Gustavo Turner,
HollywoodReporter,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Pinned (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pinned%20%28down%29. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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