as in hole
a sunken area forming a separate space
removal of the tree stump left a gaping pit in the yard
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Recent Examples of pit
Manal Albarakati, semafor.com, 22 Apr. 2026
Images show archaeologists and volunteers working around the open excavation pit, as well as various small 18th-century artifacts that were uncovered, including coins.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 22 Apr. 2026
Miranda Murray, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2026
The elections pit the BJP and its regional allies against a range of opposition parties.
—ABC News, 8 Apr. 2026
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Noun
Researchers in Saudi Arabia have figured out how to turn date pits into artificial bones.
—Manal Albarakati, semafor.com, 22 Apr. 2026
Images show archaeologists and volunteers working around the open excavation pit, as well as various small 18th-century artifacts that were uncovered, including coins.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 22 Apr. 2026
Verb
This year's Cannes Film Festival will pit stalwarts of arthouse cinema against a small pool of newer voices, as over 20 titles compete for the festival's prestigious main prize next month.
—Miranda Murray, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2026
The elections pit the BJP and its regional allies against a range of opposition parties.
—ABC News, 8 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pit
Noun
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The Carolina Panthers didn’t have many holes to fill after a successful free agency, but there were a couple.—
Joseph Person,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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So, nine holes into his pro-am practice round on Thursday, hours before the real competition started, Retief Goosen changed his grip.—
Stan Awtrey,
AJC.com,
27 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Margins for ServiceNow were a concern, and so was subscription revenue growth, which was dented by the war.—
Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
25 Apr. 2026
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The controversy could dent Anthropic’s bottom line amid an increasingly bitter race with rival OpenAI.—
Beatrice Nolan,
Fortune,
24 Apr. 2026
Noun
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That bacteria can then enter a patient’s open cavity, leading to infection.—
Judy L. Thomas,
Kansas City Star,
29 Apr. 2026
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Pulmonary doctors came and, in this semipublic space, used a large needle to remove three liters of fluid from Andrej’s right lung cavity.—
Elisabeth Rosenthal,
Miami Herald,
24 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Furthermore, the high-speed photographs clearly showed the waist kinking for a bend-and-twist motion, but with one of the rear legs extended and front paws tucked in, more typical of a tuck-and-turn mechanism.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
9 Mar. 2026
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But Pillion’s relationship isn’t meant to be a model for how to do kink well.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
20 Feb. 2026
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“Pit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pit. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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