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
  • Hawkins, a perimeter shooter and slasher out of UConn, was selected 14th in 2023, two years before a regime change that saw Joe Dumars replace David Griffin as basketball operations chief.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 9 Sep. 2026
  • San Francisco selected Collins in the second round of the 2025 draft out of Texas.
    — Ryan Gaydos OutKick, FOXNews.com, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of selected
Verb
  • But on Thursday, the Missouri Supreme Court ordered the state to use a different map adopted in 2022 for the imminent 2026 general election.
    — Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2026
  • In North Carolina, where the G20 meeting in Chapel Hill took place, dozens of local governments have adopted moratoriums or tighter zoning rules as data center proposals spread across the state.
    — Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of adopted
Verb
  • The owner specified it in tasteful Harrier dark gray paint, which was then covered in a satin paint-protection film to give a stealthy matte finish.
    — Howard Walker, Robb Report, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Espada has confirmed that Correa will play third base upon his return, but has not specified what that means for current third baseman Isaac Paredes.
    — Chandler Rome, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of specified
Verb
  • Although decades of research have established the concept as a mature fusion system, the complicated three-dimensional coils traditionally used by stellarators have created major engineering challenges.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 10 Sep. 2026
  • The development came a day after nurses marched to the Council of Governors’ office, a body established to bring together Kenya’s 47 county governments.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of established
Verb
  • The researchers did not find equivalent evidence that introverted participants preferred an introverted AI.
    — Paul Jones, Scientific American, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Germany, meanwhile, has historically preferred to spend money on satellites, scientific missions, and payloads.
    — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of preferred
Verb
  • The airport authority voted 6-0 to rename the airport, but said the final name will be determined at a later date.
    — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Its evolution and that of the surrounding estate have been determined by border disputes between papal states and grand duchies, by World Wars, and, in the second half of the 20th century, by brute economics, industrialization, and urbanization.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of determined
Verb
  • Almost 25 years later, Argano, now 65, is still on duty at the firehouse — the last of the firefighters assigned there in 2001 who still works there.
    — Philip Marcelo, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • That’s when the SBI's Cold Case Investigative Team assigned Special Investigator Andy Murr to review the case using forensic tools that were unheard of in 1977.
    — Saleen Martin, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of assigned
Verb
  • Jeffrey Katzenberg, then a studio executive at Paramount Pictures, hand-picked the Happy Days star for the job, but at the time, Winkler had a bad feeling about accepting it.
    — Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2026
  • When picked, the department’s new chief will inherit a police force roiled by controversy and lawsuits in recent years.
    — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of picked
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