Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pinned (down)
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All products and listings featured on Condé Nast Traveler are independently selected by our editors.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
9 June 2026 -
Slaughter, a University of Florida standout, was one of four offensive linemen Hortiz selected with his seven picks over three days in late April.—
Elliott Teaford,
Oc Register,
8 June 2026
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The company also faces stiff competition from Anthropic and OpenAI, whose chatbots have been more widely adopted by consumers and enterprise customers than xAI’s Grok.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
12 June 2026
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Reisberg had never adopted a dog before.—
Jen Reeder,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
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No back orders, unless specified by the individual vendor.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 June 2026
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In a press release Wednesday, the agency specified that the screwworm had been found inside a 3-week-old calf’s umbilical area.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
4 June 2026
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There’s plenty to see and do on this one street—stop by Colonial Park Cemetery, established in 1750; the Juliet Gordon Low Birthplace Museum, honoring the founder of the Girl Scouts; then grab a bite at Marbled & Fin, where luxe appetizers and aged steaks reign supreme.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
9 June 2026
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The annual celebration was established by El Centro de Ayuda over 20 years ago as a way to curb gang violence in the 1990s.—
Andrea Flores,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2026
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The Flaws has a touch of Severance with its bland office setting and humor overlayed with symbolism but Reiber preferred to cite older influences.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
9 June 2026
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The Democratic political machine preferred having Bass run against likely-loser Pratt rather than Raman, who may give the mayor a run for her money.—
The Editorial Board,
Oc Register,
9 June 2026
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The punitive phase of the civil trial began Thursday, after jurors determined that Grossman had acted with malice and oppression and Erickson with malice, oppression or fraud.—
Richard Winton,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2026
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Shorewood police, along with the Troy Fire Protection District, responded to the scene, where it was determined that the car backed into the store.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
9 June 2026
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Salazar said a pilot monitors the radio and can dispatch a drone before a call is even assigned to a patrol officer, with live video feeding directly to officers’ mobile computers and phones.—
Walker Armstrong,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 June 2026
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While each has been assigned a name — Wilsis, Laura Asia, Carlota and Julia — their true personalities come out in the way Plensa has depicted them, with their eyes closed and in some apparent state of peaceful meditation.—
Ray Mark Rinaldi,
Denver Post,
7 June 2026
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But the bullpen picked him up with five scoreless innings until Bradgley Rodriguez buckled in the 10th inning and Matsui did the same in the 11th.—
Jeff Sanders,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 June 2026
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Investments continued to pour in, and the development boom that had taken hold in the ’90s picked right back up again.—
Matthew Sedacca,
Curbed,
10 June 2026
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“Pinned (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pinned%20%28down%29. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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