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
  • In fact, Badinage means witty chitchat or banter and was selected as the company name for the same reason.
    — Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Explore See latest videos, charts and news The bill, selected by the band, features Stand Atlantic, Alpha Wolf, US duo SACE6, Justice for the Damned, Philadelphia’s Varials, Headwreck, Bloom and Blinder.
    — Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of selected
Verb
  • Over two dozen cats still need to be adopted or fostered, according to Traum.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Short for the 31st Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, the conference is part of a multinational treaty that was adopted in 1992.
    — Dan Peck, ABC News, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of adopted
Verb
  • But notes issued when specified revenue conditions are unmet carry a 13% interest rate and convert at 85% of market price, giving noteholders more shares for each dollar and further diluting existing shareholders.
    — Wen Shao, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2026
  • The companies have not provided a detailed deployment schedule or specified how many sites will become operational in the first phase.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of specified
Verb
  • Many of the big-ticket lots being offered are by historical, blue-chip artists whose careers were firmly established in the 20th century, from Kandinsky and Monet to Warhol and Basquiat, as opposed to living contemporary artists.
    — Daniel Cassady for ARTnews, Robb Report, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Once established, these authorizations enabled the attackers to continue moving assets independently of Binance’s normal withdrawal infrastructure.
    — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of established
Verb
  • There’s reason to believe the Braves preferred Detmers to Jose Soriano when the Angels shopped both players in July.
    — Gabriel Burns, AJC.com, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Cool mist models are generally preferred, especially for kids.
    — Samantha Agate, Sacbee.com, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of preferred
Verb
  • The company also offers defect notes for eligible submissions to provide more detail on how a grade was determined.
    — Matthew Tan, CNBC, 7 Nov. 2026
  • The Associated Press determined Talarico, 37, won with 67% of the votes counted.
    — Ilana Kaplan, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of determined
Verb
  • State officials dismissed the allegation as speculation but explicitly warned the Authority not to pay higher rates for work assigned to those $35-an-hour positions.
    — Julie Watts, CBS News, 5 Nov. 2026
  • The responsibility assigned to Caitlin Clark The list of WNBA media members who have openly called for Clark to denounce online hate, something Clark has done multiple times by the way, is almost too long to count.
    — Dan Zaksheske OutKick, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of assigned
Verb
  • Voters in Florida, Nevada and Wisconsin also picked their first Black governors while Texans selected their first Latina.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Ingoglia, 55, served in the Florida House for eight years and the state Senate for two before DeSantis picked him to replace Jimmy Patronis in July 2025.
    — Liv Caputo, Miami Herald, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of picked
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