pinning (down)

verb

present participle of pin (down)
as in singling (out)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pinning (down)
  1. selecting
  2. establishing
  3. determining
  4. adopting
  5. specifying
  6. choosing
  7. preferring
  8. assigning
Verb
  • The Kansas City Board of Police Commissioners will be tasked with selecting the department’s new leader.
    — Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 2 Oct. 2026
  • The Justice Department joined the UCLA medical school suit in January and issued a finding in May accusing the school of intentionally considering race in selecting students.
    — Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of selecting
Verb
  • Simmons has previously emphasized that his offense cannot become one-dimensional, and Saturday’s performance illustrated why establishing the run remains so important.
    — Alejandro Hernandez, Miami Herald, 27 Sep. 2026
  • Lula signed legislation in 2023 establishing rules and explicitly authorizing ‌online casino games in addition to sports betting.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of establishing
Verb
  • Proponents of the move argued that a high school GPA is a better factor in determining readiness than standardized testing that favors students with wealthy parents who can afford private tutors and test prep classes.
    — Andrew Khouri, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026
  • But the main challenge in determining how far the film can go on Oscar nominations morning is still Cruise.
    — Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of determining
Verb
  • The companies that are adopting AI faster are also hiring faster than peers, according to Evan Sohn, founder and CEO of labor market research firm Revelio Labs.
    — Corynn Winston, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Meta had called on TikTok and its other chief competitor, YouTube, to join it in adopting similar standards, but TikTok had not publicly responded.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of adopting
Verb
  • One of the bills, introduced by Stefani, expands the ability of certified nurse-midwives to provide care for pregnant and postpartum patients by specifying that supervision by a physician is not required when providing certain services.
    — Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026
  • In addition to specifying what an agent is allowed to access, organizations need to be equally explicit about what the agent is expected to accomplish, where autonomous decision-making is appropriate and when human approval is required.
    — Sumit Dhawan, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of specifying
Verb
  • More people are employed in the state than ever before, and more families are choosing to call Arkansas home.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Looking back, leaving the United States was about choosing to pursue a different definition of success.
    — Alicia Sanchez, CNBC, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of choosing
Verb
  • While wealthy watch buyers can easily afford the extra tax, some are preferring to hold off on purchases or deliveries until the tariff is lifted or lowered, industry analysts say.
    — Robert Frank, CNBC, 26 Sep. 2026
  • But for those preferring an LLM-free life, user can program the unit with MicroPython and Arduino C++.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of preferring
Verb
  • Think about what the AI will need to disclose before assigning the call.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Matter is never worthless, but assigning it a price does not necessarily make its environmental and social costs disappear.
    — Edward D. Melillo, The Conversation, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of assigning
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“Pinning (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pinning%20%28down%29. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.

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