Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pinning (down)
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Watson said the city does not play a role in selecting festival speakers but will continue protecting people’s right to protest.—
Faith Bugenhagen,
Austin American Statesman,
13 Mar. 2026 -
Shortly afterward, however, Iran’s Assembly of Experts — the constitutional body responsible for selecting the supreme leader — announced that Mojtaba Khamenei would assume leadership of the Islamic Republic.—
Pegah Banihashemi,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Mar. 2026
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Nile monitor lizards, a powerful invasive predator that can grow up to 7 feet long, are establishing breeding populations across multiple South Florida counties, and wildlife officials say the window to control them is closing fast.—
Ryan Brennan,
Kansas City Star,
13 Mar. 2026
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Anderson said that would be the legacy of Perez’s last two years – and said establishing the autonomy of the Legislature is something Floridians will reap the rewards from.—
Garrett Shanley,
Miami Herald,
13 Mar. 2026
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Of course, lenders consider more than just income when determining whether to approve a loan, including factors such as credit score, credit history and outstanding debt.—
Sarah Agostino,
CNBC,
13 Mar. 2026
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Wildlife facilities generally evaluate disease status, parasitic load, behavioral fitness and genetic background when determining placement for animals that arrive under unusual circumstances.—
Hanna Wickes,
Kansas City Star,
13 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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Apple isn't specifying what changes were made—likely a combination of a wider-bandwidth controller, faster NAND flash for lower latency, and platform-level improvements introduced with the M5-series chips—but the company does claim up to two-times-faster SSD performance.—
Brian Westover,
PC Magazine,
9 Mar. 2026
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The Blackhawks announced on Saturday that Murray died earlier in the day, without specifying where.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
7 Mar. 2026
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Follow your interest, then translate insight into action by choosing a useful resource and mapping clear steps with someone who’s already traveled this path.—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
14 Mar. 2026
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At the end of Edith Wharton’s The Age of Innocence, an aging Newland Archer, who as a young man broke his own heart by choosing propriety over love, tells himself that the mark of the modern era is that everyone is too busy to care about their neighbors’ standing.—
Lily Meyer,
The Atlantic,
13 Mar. 2026
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Her late Majesty never wore black tights, preferring nude or brown tights.—
Rachel Burchfield,
InStyle,
11 Mar. 2026
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Instead, Zeisig treats the project like a beat tape, preferring static mats of sound and dynamically unyielding drifts over crescendoes and catharsis.—
Daniel Bromfield,
Pitchfork,
10 Mar. 2026
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Investigators allege the principal at the school instructed the 62-year-old not to be alone with the student, but instead of assigning adult supervision, another student, described as autistic, was present while the two were in the same area.—
Ashley Carnahan,
FOXNews.com,
11 Mar. 2026
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Traders expect the next rate reduction to come in September, and were assigning about a 43% chance of a second move before the end of the year, according to the CME Group's FedWatch tool.—
Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
11 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 16 Mar. 2026.
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