pinned (down)

past tense of pin (down)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for pinned (down)
Verb
  • The final debut group will be selected through real-time global voting during the live broadcast.
    Laura Sirikul, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • All products featured on Vogue are independently selected by our editors.
    Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The British eventually adopted harsh measures to end the revolt.
    Sean Durns, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
  • The team has started testing combinations specifically for B-EUV radiation, which is expected to be adopted in manufacturing within the next decade.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • His status for the remainder of the game wasn’t specified.
    Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
  • The length of that previous extension wasn’t specified at the time.
    Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The majority held that the right to end a pregnancy was found neither in the text of the Constitution nor in the nation's history, erasing a reproductive right the high court established nearly five decades ago.
    Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Use a car dealership that is well established in your community.
    Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • What is less clear is if particular arms are preferred for one task over another, the way that humans typically have a dominant hand.
    Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Rizzoli’s anchovy fillets were leaner than what our panel preferred.
    Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit Magazine, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Older Americans clearly need protection, and Tejasvi was determined to provide it.
    Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Tylee's remains were dismembered and so badly burned that her cause of death couldn't be determined, according to Business Insider.
    Jessica Sager, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The public pressure succeeded, and the Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger — who would later become Pope Benedict XVI in 2005 — assigned an exorcist to the Smurl case.
    Jessica Sager, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Recruits with the lowest scores on the military's aptitude test are assigned to what is known as Category 4.
    Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The final play of the third quarter was a run play by Burleson and a fumble happened and Seguin picked it up.
    Cody Thorn, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Schwarber couldn't have picked a better year to hit 50 home runs for the first time (with three weeks to spare).
    Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
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“Pinned (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pinned%20%28down%29. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.

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