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Recent Examples of pins
Joe Reid, Vulture, 7 Sep. 2025
Peterson will design the commemorative foursome of pins in his signature pointillism style, the foundation reports.
—Molly Guthrey, Twin Cities, 6 Sep. 2025
Days earlier, thousands gathered for a Gaza rally across the Lido while numerous filmmakers wore Palestine pins on the red carpet.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 5 Sep. 2025
Phones don’t seem to be the long-term solution, pins flopped, and glasses haven’t compelled the masses yet.
—Rachyl Jones, semafor.com, 3 Sep. 2025
From high jewelry lapel pins on the red carpet and Slick Rick covering Something About Rocks in a diamond Bulgari chain, to Gen Z men’s bracelet stacks, men’s and unisex jewelry is here to stay.
—Kate Matthams, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
The replica also has all the Eclipse's hood pins, decals and racing bucket seats.
—Charles Singh, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2025
Shortly after their release in early 2023, some Ryzen 7000-series X3D chips were becoming physically deformed, developing bulges on the bottom that could permanently damage the CPU and bend the pins in the CPU socket.
—Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 25 Aug. 2025
One way hosts interact with their teams is through pin trading, a major staple thought to have begun in the 1970s when a team from Chinese Taipei brought pins to the tournament and exchanged them with players from other teams.
—Zach Powell, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
Verb
Once again, Johnson has gathered together an all-star cast — this group includes Glenn Close, Andrew Scott, Kerry Washington, Jeremy Renner, and Josh Brolin — to set up the pins so that Daniel Craig’s dapper Southern detective can knock ’em all down.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 7 Sep. 2025
Peterson will design the commemorative foursome of pins in his signature pointillism style, the foundation reports.
—Molly Guthrey, Twin Cities, 6 Sep. 2025
Days earlier, thousands gathered for a Gaza rally across the Lido while numerous filmmakers wore Palestine pins on the red carpet.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 5 Sep. 2025
Phones don’t seem to be the long-term solution, pins flopped, and glasses haven’t compelled the masses yet.
—Rachyl Jones, semafor.com, 3 Sep. 2025
From high jewelry lapel pins on the red carpet and Slick Rick covering Something About Rocks in a diamond Bulgari chain, to Gen Z men’s bracelet stacks, men’s and unisex jewelry is here to stay.
—Kate Matthams, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
The replica also has all the Eclipse's hood pins, decals and racing bucket seats.
—Charles Singh, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2025
Shortly after their release in early 2023, some Ryzen 7000-series X3D chips were becoming physically deformed, developing bulges on the bottom that could permanently damage the CPU and bend the pins in the CPU socket.
—Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 25 Aug. 2025
One way hosts interact with their teams is through pin trading, a major staple thought to have begun in the 1970s when a team from Chinese Taipei brought pins to the tournament and exchanged them with players from other teams.
—Zach Powell, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pins
Noun
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What has eight legs, eight hands, and eight eyes?—
Richard Lederer,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Sep. 2025
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My legs were gooey and useless, my arms burned, my lungs begged for oxygen.—
Martin Suarez,
Rolling Stone,
13 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The latest attack comes as Israel mounts a fresh offensive into Gaza City.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Sep. 2025
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Casually shedding the clichés it’s built upon, HBO‘s crime saga mounts a potent blend of cat-and-mouse chase, bleak family drama, and a character study of quite a few characters under extreme emotional duress.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
4 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Create subheadlines that make one clear promise Your subheadline does the heavy lifting after your headline hooks them.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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To develop it, the research team incorporated mushroom heads or hooks directly into the building components.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The plan dangles a financial windfall and expanded control of the company to Musk, already the world’s richest person, after his 2018 package valued in excess of $50 billion was struck down by a Delaware court.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
5 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Sexy shows up in a blazer cut to perfection, a slip dress that drapes just right, or a monochrome moment that turns simplicity into a statement.—
Karissa Mitchell,
Essence,
18 Aug. 2025
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Antique books from The Last Bookstore line the walls, while Italian Renaissance artwork drapes the bar.—
Chelsea Frank,
Forbes.com,
26 Mar. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Pins.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pins. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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