pins (down)

verb

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

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  1. determines
  2. selects
  3. specifies
  4. chooses
  5. adopts
  6. assigns
  7. picks
  8. establishes
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  • Morale often determines how teams respond to rising pressure.
    — Jennifer Lee, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
  • There should be no part of our educational system where a single test determines access to opportunity.
    — Meisha Porter, New York Daily News, 19 July 2026
Definition of determines
Verb
  • The administrator’s office randomly selects 12 members from its panel.
    — Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026
  • The proposal would move ahead only if Ottawa ultimately selects the Swedish fighter as part of its long-term air combat strategy.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 July 2026
Definition of selects
Verb
  • Telling customers which conditions your product was built and tested for, the same way a hardware manufacturer specifies power requirements, is just common sense.
    — Jatin Narang, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
  • The company uses whatever bricks and mortar a contractor already specifies, meaning regulators see nothing new to approve.
    — Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 15 July 2026
Definition of specifies
Verb
  • At the center of the narrative is the theme of parenthood, explored through the eyes of someone who chooses to give it up out of sheer fear and inadequacy.
    — Ed Meza, Variety, 23 July 2026
  • Money flows into the worker’s account throughout a working life, whether or not the worker actively chooses to save extra from each pay.
    — Kris Iyer, Fortune, 22 July 2026
Definition of chooses
Verb
  • The Premier League adopts the same finance control framework this season, but clubs not in European competitions will instead work to an 85 per cent cap.
    — Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 22 July 2026
  • What to read next But the show also adopts a pretty liberal approach to the source material.
    — Richard Edwards, Space.com, 17 July 2026
Definition of adopts
Verb
  • Water utilities should also consider a large-user tariff or capacity charge that assigns more of the dedicated infrastructure cost to the customer creating the demand.
    — Robert J. Szczerba, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
  • After downloading an app and registering members of your team (which must be an even number of players), the computer randomly assigns your run of games for the evening.
    — Ryan P. C. Trimble, Chicago Tribune, 19 July 2026
Definition of assigns
Verb
  • In a nod to the owners trying to get MLB to look more like the NBA or the NFL, the MLBPA proposed the possibility of trading draft picks in the first ten rounds, something that is not currently allowed.
    — Dan Freedman, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
  • Suzanne picks Billy, Will, and Kurt to ride horses with her while the rest picnic with Amy.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 21 July 2026
Definition of picks
Verb
  • But engaging employers establishes the pathway that’s been missing.
    — Ryan Craig, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
  • Method dressing with clothing establishes the reference but jewels push the narrative over the edge, adding material and provenance.
    — Thomas Waller, Footwear News, 16 July 2026
Definition of establishes
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