Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pinned (down)
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All listings featured on Condé Nast Traveler are independently selected by our editors.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 Apr. 2026 -
Remember, though, Cincinnati hasn’t selected a linebacker in the first round since Keith Rivers in 2008.—
Paul Dehner Jr,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2026
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In New Zealand, a ban was adopted in 2022 but repealed in 2024.—
Marie Helweg-Larsen,
The Conversation,
10 Apr. 2026
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As currently written, the task force’s recommendations will have to be adopted by supervisors via an ordinance, leaving the door open for current and future supervisors to exert influence over the ethics commission’s budget, staff and authority.—
Lucas Robinson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Apr. 2026
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No back orders, unless specified by the individual vendor.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
11 Apr. 2026
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The federal government then refiled the lawsuit in the city specified by the judge; that case is ongoing.—
Rebecca Boone,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Apr. 2026
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The Office of the Special Investigator was established to work with police on the war crime allegations.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
7 Apr. 2026
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Brownsville Civic Association president Kenneth Kilpatrick said that when the advisory committee was first established, Brownsville residents had no interest in incorporating.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
7 Apr. 2026
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Some of the kinder ones would give a Christmas tip if the apprentices did a good job cleaning their boots but others, basking in the new money of the Premier League, preferred to peacock.—
Jordan Campbell,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2026
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The rest, led by the two women who walked at the front, preferred to be burned alive.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Apr. 2026
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The doctor told them to wait six weeks, but Style was determined to play.—
Charles Baggarly
April 7,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Apr. 2026
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Her identity was determined during the booking process.—
Grace Zokovitch,
Boston Herald,
6 Apr. 2026
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In January, a DNA profile was successfully developed and uploaded to a direct-to-consumer ancestry database while a genealogist assigned to the Riverside Cold Case Homicide Team was able to positively identify a potential match to a close relative in Alabama.—
Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
5 Apr. 2026
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Ross, who was assigned female at birth, began feeling dysphoric around puberty.—
Tess Kenny,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Apr. 2026
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Homeowners across Central Florida have been frustrated to find their piles of dead leaves, branches and plants — victims of February’s hard freeze — still sitting on their curbs because waste haulers haven’t picked it up on time.—
Ryan Gillespie,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 Apr. 2026
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For every scene, participants picked one robot from a lineup of six that differed only in color—there were four skin tones ranging from light to dark, plus a silver and a teal option meant as nonracial baselines.—
Deni Ellis Béchard,
Scientific American,
8 Apr. 2026
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“Pinned (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pinned%20%28down%29. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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