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pinning (on)

verb

present participle of pin (on)
as in imputing (to)

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  1. blaming
  2. chalking up
Verb
  • Unable to picture evil as anything other than devilish, critics accused Arendt of excusing the perpetrators and blaming the victims.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Both Republicans unloaded on Cooper's tenure as governor, with Trump blaming Cooper for a grisly North Carolina murder and accusing him of doing nothing to help the state after Hurricane Helene inflicted widespread damage in 2024.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of blaming
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  • The easy route for Devers would be coasting the rest of the way, chalking up this season as lost and counting down the days until the offseason.
    — Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 2 Sep. 2026
  • The privacy concerns are real—from the suit to data collection, and even the social media content made with the tech has left people chalking up Meta Glasses as a form of surveillance.
    — Joshua Hong, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of chalking up
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“Pinning (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pinning%20%28on%29. Accessed 21 Sep. 2026.

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