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pins (down)

verb

Definition of pins (down)next
present tense third-person singular of pin (down)
as in determines

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pins (down)
  1. determines
  2. selects
  3. specifies
  4. chooses
  5. adopts
  6. assigns
  7. picks
  8. establishes
Verb
  • The Platte County Sheriff’s Office has indicated that no update about Zahnd’s death will be provided until the coroner’s office determines his cause of death.
    — Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 21 Sep. 2026
  • The FedEx Cup Fall determines the top 100 who keep full cards for 2027.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of determines
Verb
  • Stark also selects spring rates according to the rider's weight when the motorcycle is ordered, rather than sending every customer home with the same setup.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Candidates will also participate in panel interviews before the city manager selects a new police chief.
    — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of selects
Verb
  • The company specifies a Mohs hardness of 9, placing sapphire just below diamond on the Mohs scale.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Before sending any money, make sure the document specifies the total settlement amount, when each payment is due and that satisfying those terms will resolve the remaining balance as agreed.
    — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of specifies
Verb
  • One-year deals give ABC and Kimmel optionality, as soon as either side chooses to act on it.
    — Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Sometimes a starship encounters a cosmic entity that — for some hard-to-fathom reason — chooses to study lesser mortals by forcing them into a big old game of dress-up.
    — Richard Edwards, Space.com, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of chooses
Verb
  • Conclusion The future of manufacturing will not be defined by who adopts the most AI but by who adopts it with purpose.
    — Nishkam Batta, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2026
  • The city adopts a cautious approach to seizing dogs from homeless people.
    — Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of adopts
Verb
  • The plan assigns Russia’s state nuclear corporation Rosatom continued responsibility at Iran’s Bushehr nuclear power plant, including fuel and maintenance support for Unit 1 and continuing construction work associated with Units 2 and 3.
    — Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2026
  • The statute assigns responsibility differently depending on the occupant’s age, so check the current version before assuming who gets the ticket.
    — Kaitlyn Gomez, Miami Herald, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of assigns
Verb
  • On Reddit’s WallStreetBets forum, traders share picks for potential get-rich-quick opportunities in day-trading stocks and options.
    — Josh Funk, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2026
  • On Reddit's WallStreetBets forum, traders share picks for potential get-rich-quick opportunities in day-trading stocks and options.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of picks
Verb
  • But with the king issuing guidance that establishes the Sussexes firmly as private citizens, has the relationship been impacted for the worse?
    — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 19 Sep. 2026
  • The partnership establishes Allegro as Oceanfront’s preferred senior secured production financing partner.
    — Tanya Fedak, Variety, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of establishes
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“Pins (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pins%20%28down%29. Accessed 24 Sep. 2026.

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