pinned (down)

past tense of pin (down)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for pinned (down)
Verb
  • South Korea selected Possible Love as its submission for the best international feature Oscar, and Netflix is positioning the film as one of its major awards contenders of the season.
    Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 14 Sep. 2026
  • The winners will be selected by an all-new jury consisting of filmmakers Kogonada, Josephine Decker and Pete Ohs, as well as producer Sarah Winshall and cinematographer Jomo Fray.
    Tanya Fedak, Variety, 14 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Long before the serial killings, Puente publicly claimed to have adopted them — revealing her desperate need for attention and a compulsion to lie.
    Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Like his older sister Charlotte, he was adopted by Pierce as a teenager.
    Emy LaCroix, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • House of the Dragon, meanwhile, specified that the prophecy was about a Targaryen ruler who would unite Westeros against a coming darkness from the far north.
    Rafael Motamayor, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2026
  • District officials have not publicly specified the conduct that prompted the finding.
    Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 15 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • This turns the tables on them, with one of crypto's biggest and most established companies working to appeal to wealthy investors who may want options with a range of strategies and asset classes.
    Jenny Lee, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2026
  • What distinguished their negotiations was that Kissinger and Zhou each established a true intellectual appreciation for the other as a partner.
    Orville Schell, Foreign Affairs, 16 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • My daughter, who is 13, preferred to soak up the sun, lounging by the water’s edge.
    Kimberly Zapata, Parents, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Granoff acted as an advisor and dealer to Schlumberger, who preferred not to vaunt her collection to Parisian high society.
    Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 17 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Investigators determined Sabini sustained a fatal injury when, for unknown reasons, his bicycle veered into the traffic lane, colliding with a motor vehicle traveling in the same direction.
    Ashley Sharp, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026
  • The Texas Rangers’ path to the playoffs Three weeks ago Schumaker predicted the division title would be decided in the final week of the season, and this is one of those that could be determined in Game 161 or 162.
    Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • In his place, Schild initially requested that a federal public defender be assigned to Abrahamson’s case before Stokes was retained as his new attorney.
    Kevin Fixler September 16, Idaho Statesman, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Foligno and Bedard were assigned dressing room stalls next to each other.
    Scott Powers, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • With Balde out of favour and summer re-signing Joao Cancelo not yet fully up to speed, Flick has picked Espart at left-back for each of Barca’s opening five matches in La Liga.
    Laia Cervelló Herrero, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Otosaka said the study stopped with 2023 data, but she's looked at measurements since and found the accelerating trend has picked back up.
    ABC News, ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026
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“Pinned (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pinned%20%28down%29. Accessed 22 Sep. 2026.

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