pinned (down)

verb

past tense of pin (down)
as in selected

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pinned (down)
  1. selected
  2. adopted
  3. specified
  4. established
  5. preferred
  6. determined
  7. assigned
  8. picked
Verb
  • Berg was selected during a vote among MLS club owners, over fellow finalist David Nathanson – a former Fox executive.
    — John Cassillo, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Warfighter of the Week is a command program in which the ship’s captain personally recognizes exemplary sailors selected by their leadership for their accomplishments.
    — Magda Liszewska, Oc Register, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of selected
Verb
  • Forty-seven institutions have now adopted formal policies of institutional neutrality modeled after the University of Chicago's Kalven Report.
    — Scott White, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
  • The Judicial Council recently adopted the reporting requirement and is developing a public dashboard expected to launch next month.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 31 July 2026
Definition of adopted
Verb
  • Zelenskyy specified in his post on X that the parents of the kids were killed as well in the same attack, but two more children were pulled alive from under the rubble.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 30 July 2026
  • At least, not as of 2009, when SWA regulations and UK legislation specified single malt Scotch whisky must be produced in pot stills.
    — David Thomas Tao, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
Definition of specified
Verb
  • The fire has grown by only 2 acres since Monday, and fire lines are being established on the three fires that make up the Spokane Complex.
    — Morgan Chesky, NBC news, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Officials reported Wednesday that firefighters had established containment lines around the perimeters of all three fires affecting Spokane and that they were focused on reinforcing those lines.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of established
Verb
  • Nathan Melotte, a managing director for consulting firm Cordogan Clark, said the option preferred by the board could pose an issue because of its size.
    — Cam'ron Hardy, Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2026
  • The 97% prototype received the highest share of preferences and was preferred by 40% of the testing group.
    — Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of preferred
Verb
  • Those guys had first- and second-round talent, at least as determined by the 32 teams.
    — Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Worth said the total restoration cost has not yet been determined but that there are several non-city funding sources available to pay for the restoration, including the sale of historic tax credits, as well as naming rights.
    — Tess Riski July 31, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026
Definition of determined
Verb
  • Secret Service Director Sean Curran told reporters that the agency had more than 10,000 investigations into threats against people the agency has been assigned to protect.
    — Antonio Pequeño IV, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2026
  • After being assigned full-time to the Highway Interdiction Unit, Bosco and Deputy Samuelson became one of the most successful K9 teams in the region, regularly busting drug traffickers traveling along highways and interstates in LaPorte County.
    — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of assigned
Verb
  • The mercury telluride colloidal quantum dots the Chinese team picked for their device behave differently.
    — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 31 July 2026
  • To help those contemplating a foreign move get started, Forbes has picked 96 attractive retirement locales across 24 different countries on five continents.
    — Danielle Chemtob, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Definition of picked
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