Thesaurus results for PINNING (DOWN)

pinning (down)

verb

present participle of pin (down)

as in singling (out)

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The employees allege that Meta used internal AI systems, activity data, AI-token-usage dashboards and algorithmically assisted performance information when selecting people for layoffs.

— Nirit Cohen, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Hiring managers would spend more than 23 hours per job posting to make sure each candidate has the minimum requirements before selecting candidates to interview.

— Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 31 July 2026

Definition of selecting

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Plants will spend a portion of this window simply establishing their root systems before even attempting production.

— Anthony Reardon, Kansas City Star, 2 Aug. 2026
Those purveyors would handle all sourcing, hiring, and merchandising, and most of all, be responsible, in collaboration with the EDC, for establishing the 30% discounts.

— Shawn Tully, Fortune, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of establishing

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Both — the skeptic questioning whether MAID was chosen freely, and the clinician determining whether it was chosen legitimately — focus on the circumstances around the patient’s final decision.

— Sai Rajagopal, STAT, 4 Aug. 2026
For companies looking to recover duties already paid, Sharad said the first step is determining who served as the importer of record and whether the potential refund justifies the administrative effort.

— Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of determining

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After losing Noodle, Graziano spent some time fostering dogs before adopting his current pug, Milton.

— Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026
That positioning did not always speak to women who wanted the health and functional benefits of resistance training without adopting an extreme fitness identity.

— Jeff Fromm, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of adopting

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Some requirements include specifying that data centers larger than 10,000 square feet are allowed on industrial property by right, or on commercial property with a specific use permit.

— Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 July 2026
But officials have since updated the death toll to three without specifying which was the latest victim.

— Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 27 July 2026

Definition of specifying

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The ambition is to make Wyndham the starting point for travel planning rather than simply the place consumers visit after choosing their destination, event or flight.

— Jeff Fromm, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
The piece suggests that the contest over which state votes first in 2028 is mostly about bragging rights, modest economic benefits and media visibility for local politicians and pundits, rather than a truly decisive factor in choosing the nominee.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of choosing

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These dragonflies live near bodies of water, preferring those with calm currents, like ponds, wetlands, or slow-moving streams.

— Rachel Sargent Mirus, Hartford Courant, 3 Aug. 2026
But Thatcher left the faith at around 12 — about the same time her father, a lawyer, and mother, a piano teacher, divorced — preferring to spend her Sundays on stage doing matinees.

— Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of preferring

Verb

That possibility helps explain why investors continue assigning Tesla a valuation that appears difficult to justify using conventional automotive metrics alone.

— Peter Lyon, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
To keep the plan from becoming another document that collects dust, the city has paired it with an implementation workbook assigning responsibilities, timelines and measurable actions.

— Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 27 July 2026

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