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
  • The release also said that Graves will continue in her role until a successor has been selected.
    — Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 30 July 2026
  • After public interviews were held Wednesday between two finalists, the Miami-Dade school board unanimously selected current South Region Superintendent Rafael Villalobos to lead the district.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 29 July 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
  • Tony's Pizza Napoletana has quickly established itself as one of San Francisco's most beloved pizza joints.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 July 2026
  • Azzuro said about 1,000 invasive species have been identified in the Mediterranean, with 800 of them firmly established.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 30 July 2026
Definition of established
Verb
  • One group wanted to sell it, while the other preferred to keep it.
    — Alejandro Cárdenas Villa, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
  • This is a slightly closer margin than when the same poll was conducted in April, when 49% of voters preferred Democrats and 44% selected Republicans.
    — Emily R. Condon, USA Today, 26 July 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
  • He was assigned to Tan Son Nhut Air Base near Saigon, a focal point for the military’s buildup in South Vietnam.
    — Nicole Borman, Miami Herald, 30 July 2026
  • The Fed chairman has assigned task forces to review different topics including the central bank’s approach to inflation.
    — John Towfighi, CNN Money, 29 July 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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