Thesaurus results for PINS (DOWN)

pins (down)

verb

Definition of pins (down)

present tense third-person singular of pin (down)

as in determines

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Verb

Testimony from Colt’s grandmother, who may appear Tuesday, could provide additional insight into the boy’s upbringing and family life before the judge determines his sentence.

— Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 28 July 2026
Phillips may no longer be the focus of the ethics inquiry, but he could still be asked to answer questions or supply documents as the committee determines if Collins violated any laws or rules.

— Tia Mitchell, AJC.com, 27 July 2026

Definition of determines

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The agreement, announced on July 22, would move forward only if the Canadian government selects the Gripen E for the Royal Canadian Air Force’s fighter fleet.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 25 July 2026
The administrator’s office randomly selects 12 members from its panel.

— Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026

Definition of selects

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The gist is that Congress specifies the minimum set of nationwide protections, referred to as a federal floor, while the states then enact stricter requirements, doing so up to some maximum known as a state-level ceiling.

— Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 20 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

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Bi chooses Jude as his rival; Jude chooses the arctic wolf as their muse.

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 31 July 2026
Graham is the unabashed matriarch of the flock, who every year chooses the destination, books the hut, plans the menu, does meal prep, and designs the commemorative T-shirts.

— Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 30 July 2026

Definition of chooses

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Before an organization adopts a new operating model, integrates a technology or accelerates its execution speed, leadership should identify and retire what no longer serves the business.

— Susana Cabrera, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
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

Definition of adopts

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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

Beyond rare earth elements, the study establishes a broader design principle for ion separation.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 25 July 2026
When the iPhone 18 does arrive, and Apple establishes Siri AI, the resale value of the iPhone 17 will fall even faster.

— Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026

Definition of establishes

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