Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pinning (down)
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The survey said the best barbecue restaurant is Fiorella’s Jack Stack Barbecue, after selecting Arthur Bryant’s in 2025.—
Joseph Hernandez
March 20,
Kansas City Star,
20 Mar. 2026 -
The clerical body responsible for selecting the new supreme leader announced Mojtaba Khamenei as the new leader on March 8, but he has not been seen in public.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
19 Mar. 2026
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The novel does a better job than, say, Armageddon in establishing why a non-astronaut would be in space.—
Brian Hiatt,
Rolling Stone,
20 Mar. 2026
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After several weeks in which the only aid received by Cuba came from Mexico, which sent food and hygiene products on three occasions, activists and leaders in other countries began establishing support groups and collecting donations.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
20 Mar. 2026
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Thune said that Friday's meeting with Homan would be critical in determining whether there could be movement on funding.—
Allison Pecorin,
ABC News,
20 Mar. 2026
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The weather over the next several months will be vital in determining how strict the water restrictions and bans will be come summertime.—
Terry Eliasen,
CBS News,
19 Mar. 2026
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Tucked inside the 2026 Farm Bill is a provision that would reimburse farmers 90% of the cost of adopting AI and precision agriculture technologies — 15 percentage points above the normal EQIP cap.—
Anthony Pahnke,
Fortune,
14 Mar. 2026
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In March 2008, Indiana statute restricted counties from adopting additional PSAPs once one already existed in an effort to consolidate emergency services.—
Shelley Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Mar. 2026
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What Sheridan isn’t shy about specifying is what’s wrong with the present.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
13 Mar. 2026
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On Tuesday, Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said about 140 American service members had been injured so far, without specifying where or when they were wounded.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
12 Mar. 2026
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One fan did not agree with those choosing Arsenal.—
Caoimhe O'Neill,
New York Times,
21 Mar. 2026
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Contemporary buttermilk is a poster child for the importance of choosing ingredients with care.—
Emily Saladino,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
20 Mar. 2026
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Trump has never appreciated multilateral alliances and organizations, preferring their bilateral counterparts instead.—
Naomi Lim,
The Washington Examiner,
18 Mar. 2026
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Congress has gradually ceded its war powers to the executive branch, often preferring political safety to constitutional responsibility.—
Kenneth Zagacki,
Sun Sentinel,
17 Mar. 2026
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Mike Lefkow, who was Steward’s assigning editor after the Oakland Tribune and Contra Costa Times merged, said Steward could do it all.—
Jon Becker,
Mercury News,
15 Mar. 2026
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Markets are assigning a near 100% probability that the rate-setting Federal Open Market Committee will remain on hold.—
Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
13 Mar. 2026
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“Pinning (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pinning%20%28down%29. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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