pinned (down)

past tense of pin (down)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pinned (down)
Verb
  • Both sides were selected from the 23 senior reality show contestants who had arrived days earlier at the Bachelor Mansion to meet Owens for the first time.
    Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 25 Sep. 2025
  • All products featured on Vogue are independently selected by our editors.
    Vogue, Vogue, 25 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • For too long, histories of the war have emphasized its leaders, men like Thomas Müntzer in Thuringia, adopted by Friedrich Engels and then by the East German regime as a revolutionary hero to rival the reactionary colossus Luther.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 25 Sep. 2025
  • The firm said that while robotics and automation are being adopted at a rapid clip for warehousing and logistics use cases, chief supply chain officers said that their organizations don’t have the internal expertise needed to reap the full benefits of emerging technologies.
    Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 25 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Further concerns include the fact that the portion of the AgoraEU budget that will be given to the support of European audiovisual works and their circulation is neither specified nor guaranteed, as well as the fact that the funding is merged with news media.
    Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 22 Sep. 2025
  • Meanwhile, Diggs is father to Nova, 9, whose mother has not been specified.
    StyleCaster Editors, StyleCaster, 22 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Colover ruled the Angels could still argue other contributing factors to the pitcher’s death, but that it has been established that the pill Kay supplied Skaggs was what killed him.
    City News Service, Oc Register, 23 Sep. 2025
  • The Hugo, Oklahoma, facility was established as ShowMe Tigers — Easley’s traveling big cat show — increased its focus on conservation and looked for a permanent home where visitors could learn about its retired circus animals, according to the Growler Pines website.
    CNN.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 22 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Miran, according to the Fed's statement, preferred to lower the target range for the federal funds rate by half a percentage point at the September meeting.
    Susan Tompor, USA Today, 24 Sep. 2025
  • My grandfather Bob Levitt preferred political memoirs or, from time to time, a Clive Cussler.
    Nina West September 24, Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Otherwise, the final environmental analysis determined that, even after mitigation, three other impacts — land use, historical and tribal cultural resources, and noise — will be significant and unavoidable.
    Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Sep. 2025
  • Within days, regulators determined the hospital had violated federal law.
    ProPublica, ProPublica, 22 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • And Griffith herself worked as a substitute teacher hired by Pendleton and was assigned to a design team for one of the new schools.
    Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Sep. 2025
  • The Sharks assigned forwards Lucas Vanroboys and Anthony Vincent, and defensemen Noah Beck and Mattias Havelid to the Barracuda on Friday.
    Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Frozen Vegetables Frozen vegetables are picked at peak ripeness and flash-frozen, locking in vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants.
    Morgan Pearson, Verywell Health, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Her father picked her up and brought her home.
    City News Service, Oc Register, 26 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 29 Sep. 2025.

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