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
  • Book Now at Expedia All listings featured on Condé Nast Traveler are independently selected by our editors.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Since 2010, the festival has selected 18 up-and-coming documentary producers — 17 from Europe and one from outside the continent (Japan is the 2026 guest country) — offering them educational, networking and promotional opportunities.
    — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of selected
Verb
  • Since that moment, local officials have adopted a number of changes including a new fare enforcement program to improve security and a new fare policy to streamline the ticketing process.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Because it is intended to work with existing production processes, the technology could potentially be adopted without requiring an entirely new battery manufacturing ecosystem.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of adopted
Verb
  • According to Jason Lloyd of The Athletic, the Buss family trust specified that whenever any of the siblings died, their shares would be equally disbursed among the remaining siblings.
    — Bryan Toporek, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Union keeps track of zombie programs In January, Congress passed an appropriations bill, which became law, that specified funding for more than 200 projects and activities.
    — Mike Stobbe, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of specified
Verb
  • But Susser said the unease might also reflect that society hasn’t quite established clear norms around AI use.
    — Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026
  • The Lakers won five championships during the ’80s and established themselves as the league’s glamour franchise.
    — Law Murray, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of established
Verb
  • But Rydell preferred to direct, if somewhat sporadically, and to produce, forming a partnership with Sydney Pollock in the mid-1980s, Sanford Prods.
    — Carmel Dagan, Variety, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Bias cut is preferred, but looks range from the draped and slinky to high-lows with trains.
    — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of preferred
Verb
  • Panettiere’s official cause and manner of death have not been determined, as additional testing results are pending.
    — Julianna Bragg, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
  • An initial investigation determined the incident stemmed from an ongoing dispute between two students, police said.
    — Jason Green, Mercury News, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of determined
Verb
  • Judge Michael Chitty was then assigned to consider the motion from Anthony's attorneys asking for a retrial in killing of Austin Metcalf.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026
  • The league has had players who were assigned female at birth and later came out as transgender or nonbinary.
    — S.E. Jenkins, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of assigned
Verb
  • No league was picked clean this offseason more thoroughly than the American, with four head coaches moving to Power 4 jobs and bringing players with them.
    — Chris Vannini, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Southlake Carroll ramping up Southlake Carroll’s offense picked its moments to strike downfield.
    — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of picked
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“Pinned (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pinned%20%28down%29. Accessed 25 Aug. 2026.

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